Adelaide Project

A Different Slant of Light The Art and Life of Adelaide Hanscom Leeson
Click on the image to see it larger and for photographic information.	In 1905, Adelaide Hanscom Leeson published an illustrated version of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to rave reviews. This work, part of the Pictorialist movement, was both beautiful and daring. Three resources are available: This website. See the links on the left, or go to What's New. The book, A Different Slant of Light The research CD Here are some links of interest: Frye Art Museum, Seattle, show running until March 2 2003 Article in the Skagit Herald on myself and the project.
Many factors influenced women artists at the turn of the last century, and these forces produced both Hanscom's art and the tragedy that kept her from continuing: The role of women in Victorian and Edwardian times The wildness of the west coast of the United States Family expectations and treatment for a creative woman Self-imposed guilt Depression The chemicals photographers used Menopause
	This web site will look at her life, her work, and these issues in an attempt to understand her as an artist, a wife, a mother, and an individual.

A Different Slant of Light