With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Adeline Hawkes
Journalism/Non-Fiction
1887 – 1953
- Biography/Description of Work
“The Broom Behind the Door” is an autobiographical sketch by Adeline Hawkes. Written in 1948, it relates her journey as an orphan, adopted the the widow of the founder of Wellesley College, who together with a nanny lives in the Silvermine village, bouncing from cottage to cottage, and offers descriptions of daily life in the declining mill village before it became an artists’ enclave.
- Sources view
- http://www.nashct.com/history/silvermines-history/writers-in-silvermine, http://www.amazon.com/Broom-Behind-Door-Adeline-Hawkes/dp/B003KD8V96, http://nashct.com/20-documents/history
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