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.
Triplett began teaching at the Norwich Art School in 1929 and became director from 1944 to 1970. An artist herself, she obtained a Masters in Art at Yale in 1942, and studied with Grant Wood, Robert Brackman and Hans Hoffman among others, developing an abstract style in watercolors.