The Ellen Emmet Rand Collection
- Oct 30, 2025
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Updated: Jan 29
Ellen Emmet Rand (1875-1941) was a prolific American painter and illustrator. Rand’s work included a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, artists, singers, society women, and an array of movers and shakers from the first half of the 20th century.
In 1906, Rand became the first woman to have a solo exhibition at Copley Hall in Boston. She also had her first one-woman exhibition at Durand-Ruel Gallery in New York City and was the first woman awarded a Beck Gold Medal by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Rand was a frequent visitor to Hyde Hall. It was here where she created several works of art depicting George, Mary, their children and close family friend, Lewis Barton Strong, affectionately known as “Uncle Toby.”
