Barbara Rogers Houseworth

Entitled Ms. Engels Class, this 1943 oil on canvas scene mounted to board is by painter and illustrator, Barbara Rogers Houseworth. Born in 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana she received an education in Fine Arts from Indiana University from 1943-1946, and exhibited at the John Herron Art Museum in Indianapolis. A 1950’s Midwestern housewife, Barbara created her prolific body of work despite the pressures of domestic life and motherhood. In fact, these pressures became the subject matter of much of her work, and are stylistically reminiscent of both Surrealism and the Social Realist painting style.  

1943
Oil on Canvas Mounted to Board
18"x24" unframed 

Signed, titled and dated on the back. Good vintage condition; pinholes in each corner and minor age spots overall.