Ellen Creathorne Clayton
Irish illustrator and writer
Irish illustrator and writer
Mexican writer and toymaker
Distinguished landscape painter
Cleveland-based pioneer in sewing, cooking, and craft “how-to” programs on radio and television in the late 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Photographer who has been documenting Newark’s Central Ward for many years.
Championship golfer and tennis player
Curator of Textiles and Near Eastern ART for the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA, 1954-81)
American equestrienne, daredevil rider, vaudeville performer, and from 1929 to 1966 the owner and operator of Parker’s Ranch in Ohio
A passionate advocate for preserving the ash and sweetgrass basketmaking heritage of the Wabanaki tribes of Maine (Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes), Theresa Secord is a master basketmaker, still using the basket molds that she inherited from her great-grandmother to shape her art.
Master weaver, whose inspiration and creativity extend far beyond Toadlena, New Mexico. As a relentless culture bearer, her weaving has immeasurably impacted both traditional and contemporary textile arts.