About the Exhibition

One of the most influential Residents of Hull-House was artist and arts educator, Enella Benedict. She was the founder and long-time director of the Hull-House Art School, and she holds the distinction of being one of the longest serving Residents, after Jane Addams, living and working at Hull-House Settlement for nearly 50 years. Her work was intrinsic to the growth of Hull-House as an arts institution and laid the foundations for Hull-House’s most important artists-in-residence and its cultural and community impact.

Benedict Gallery: Revisiting Hull-House’s Arts Educators is a continuation of the Museum’s effort into exploring art education roots in Chicago. On view are Benedict’s oil paintings and watercolors that have not been publicly exhibited since 1938.