Ste. Genevieve Artist Colony
During the 1930s, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri—a historic river town just south of St. Louis—emerged as an important site for an artist colony and summer school. Prominent St. Louis painters, including Aimee Schweig, Jessie Beard Rickly, Bernard Peters, Joe Jones, and Joseph Moore Vorst, spent their summers there teaching and working, cultivating a national reputation. Their paintings, ranging from expansive landscapes to intimate scenes of daily life, represent some of the most accomplished artistic production of the period.
McCaughen & Burr has presented the work of these artists for many years. Scott Kerr is widely regarded as a leading authority on the Ste. Genevieve School and is the co-author of An American Art Colony: The Art and Artists of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 1930–1940, a definitive study examining the history, artists, and enduring legacy of the colony.