Private Gardens of the Transatlantic Elite: Janet Scudder (1869 – 1940)
Janet Scudder rose from modest beginnings in Indiana to become a celebrated sculptor, suffragist, and wartime contributor. Splitting her time between New York and Paris, she created whimsical garden sculptures for America’s elite and founded the Studio for Portrait Masks to aid the WWI recovery effort. A regular at the Girls’ Art Club and AWAA exhibits, she earned acclaim at the Paris Salons from 1899 to 1914. In 1925, France awarded her the Legion of Honor—cementing her legacy as both artist and changemaker.
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