painting
Catalog Number
1964.18.30Artist/Author
yesDescription
Painting of a Dutch girl seated at a spinning wheel. A child sits on the floor at her side. By artist Agnes Selby. The costumes are those worn in Hindeloopen, the Netherlands.History
Agnes Selby was a Holland, MI area resident, painter, sculptor and author. She was born in Elk Rapids, MI in 1887 and moved to Holland in 1922 when her husband, Charles Selby, found work.Agnes was a member of Hope Reformed Church and the Holland Garden Club. She passed away on 6-27-1965 in Traverse City, MI while visiting her daughter Marjorie Exo. Agnes and Charlie also had a son, Tom Selby.