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m. Bef 1860 - Ella Bond1860 - 1951
Facts and Events
| Name |
Ella Bond |
| Married Name |
Ella Bond Johnston |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1][3] |
18 Nov 1860 |
Webster, Wayne, Indiana, United States |
| Marriage |
14 Nov 1889 |
Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United Statesto Melville F Johnston |
| Death[1] |
24 Apr 1951 |
Webster, Wayne, Indiana, United States |
| Burial[2] |
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Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United StatesPlot: Section 27, Lot 121 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [http://www.mrlinfo.org/history/biography/johnstoneb.htm Biography}, in Morrisson-Reeves Library.
Ella Bond Johnston was born and raised in Webster, Indiana and taught in several local schools. The introduction of art in the school curriculum in 1886 sparked her lifelong love of art, and she quickly became one of its most ardent advocates, not only in the school but in the community as well.
In 1898, along with William Dudley Foulke and Strickland Gillilan, she was one of the founders of the Richmond Art Association. She was its president for 14 years and its director until her death. During this period, the Art Association acquired a home, first a gallery in Morton High School, then its present facility, McGuire Hall attached to the High School. She felt it was imperative that art be available to students of all ages.
Under Mrs. Johnston's direction, the collection grew to become one of the finest small collections in the country, including not only the works of local artists of the Richmond Group, but pieces from around the world. In 1909, she organized the Indiana Artists' Traveling Exhibit and sent it to smaller cities around the state, and encouraged the other large cities in Indiana to do the same. Additionally, she served as chairman of the Art Department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs from 1912 to 1916, and President Wilson selected her to be the Senior Docent in the Art Galleries of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915.
For more information see:
Burnet, Mary Q. Art and Artists of Indiana. New York: The Century Co., 1921. [Adult Non-Fiction 709.772 B96]
Johnston, Ella Bond. A History of the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Richmond, Ind., 1937. [Adult Non-Fiction 706 J72]
- ↑ Grave Recorded, in Find A Grave.
[Includes headstone photo]
- ↑ Biography, in Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. (New York: The American Commonwealth Co., 1914)
1:437.
JOHNSTON, Ella Bond (Mrs. Melville F. Johnston), 103 North 10th St., Richmond, Ind.
Director of Circuit art exhibits ;
b. Webster Ind., Nov. 19, 1860 ;
dau. Simon H. and Susan (Harris) Bond ;
ed. public schools of Wayne Co., Ind. ;
Earlham Coll., Richmond, Ind. ;
m. Richmond, Ind., Nov. 14, 1889, Melville F. Johnston, M.D. ; one son: Donald Bond Johnston.
Teacher in public schools of Wayne Co., and City of Richmond, Ind., 1879089 ;
Director of the Indiana Circuit Exhibit, the Indiana Artists' Traveling Exhibit, the Philadelphia Water Color Club Exhibit, Exhibit of Prints in colors.
Lecturer on art subjects.
Interested in the promotion of art interest in the Middle West by lecturing, sending out exhibits and organizing art associations.
Pres. since 1897 of the Art Ass'n of Richmond, Ind. ;
chariman since of 1907 of Art Com. of Ind.
Federation of Clubs ;
chairman since Sept., 1912, of Art Dep't of Gen. Federation of Clubs ;
mem. 1904-11 of Board of Directors of Am. Civic Ass'n ;
mem. Social Center Ass'n, 1912.
Articles published in The Chautauquan, The Outlook.
Mem. Tuesday Aftermath of Richmond, Ind., 1889-1911.
Recreations: Change of work and travel. Friend (born, but not now member). Favors woman suffrage ;
mem. Franchise League, Richmond, Ind.
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