Jan 7, 2026 — Continuing
A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Anne Goldthwaite (1869 – 1944) became one of the most important artists of her generation. She studied for six years at the National Academy of Design in New York City, where she honed her skills as a painter and printmaker, before emigrating to Paris, France, in 1906. Based at the American Girls’ Club, Goldthwaite continued her studies and exhibited in a number of salons while making acquaintances with many of the most influential modernists of the day, including Gertrude Stein and Henri Matisse.
In 1913, before the onset of World War I, Goldthwaite returned to New York, immediately exhibiting in the Armory Show, which introduced European modernism to large American audiences. She settled in lower Manhattan and taught at the Art Students League from 1921 until her death.
An avid proponent of equal rights, Goldthwaite was active in the suffrage movement and joined several art organizations, such as the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors and the New York Society of Women Artists. Never abandoning her southern roots, she enjoyed regular painting excursions to South Carolina and Florida as well as annual trips home to Alabama.
All works in this exhibition are in the permanent collection of the Greenville County Museum of Art and are featured in the publication Anne Goldthwaite: Modern Woman.