Arrah Lee Gaul
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Arrah Lee Gaul was an American painter. She was the first woman to have a solo exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Club. Gaul was the official artist of the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial and an origin
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The Philadelphia School of Design for Women was an art school for women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Housed in the former Edwin Forrest House at 1346 North Broad Street, under the directorship of Em
Arrah Lee Gaul
…Gaul was born in 1888 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was Revered C. Lee Gaul. She graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls and the Philadelphia School of Design for Women where she studied under Elliott Daingerfield, and Henry B. Snell. Gaul pursued additional studies at the University of Pennsylvania before returning…
Edwin Forrest House was home to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women from 1880 to 1959. Since 1968, it has housed the Freedom Theatre.