Edith Longstreth Wood (March 22, 1884 – February 1967) was an American painter. She was a member of the
Philadelphia Ten
The Philadelphia Ten, also known as The Ten, was a group of American female artists who exhibited together from 1917 to 1945. The group, eventually numbering 30 painters and sculptors, exhibited annually in Philadelphia and later had traveling exh ...
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Biography
Longstreth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1884. After graduating from Friends' Central School 1901, and then from 1901 to 1905 she attended
Bryn Mawr College
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, and from 1906 to 1907 she attended the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wood married William Wood in 1912. The couple lived in California until William's death in 1922, when she returned to Philadelphia.
Wood exhibited regularly at the Philadelphia Print Club, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the
Philadelphia Art Alliance
The Philadelphia Art Alliance at University of the Arts is a multidisciplinary arts center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. It is the oldest multidisciplinary arts center in the United States for visua ...
. She was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Philadelphia Print Club, the Philadelphia Ten, the Southern Vermont Artists,
the Plastic Club
The Plastic Club is an arts organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1897 for women only, the Plastic Club is one of the oldest art clubs in the United States. It is located on the 200 block of Camac Street, the "Little Street ...
, and the
North Shore Art Association
The North Shore Art Association of East Gloucester, Massachusetts is one of the oldest art associations in the United States. Founded in 1922, it was the gathering place of some of the great American artists of the 20th century.
Childe Hassam, ...
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In 1937 the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts purchased her painting "Anemones" for their collection.
Wood died in 1967. The same year the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts held a one-woman memorial exhibition of her work.