LAWRENCE PARK ARTISTS COLONY An influx of well-established artists soon eclipsed the literary contingent. The Lawrence Park Art Colony began by happenstance: William H. Howe, an artist best known for his cow paintings, saw the Village as he passed by on the train. He was soon joined by other then-prominent artists, including illustrator, etcher and painter Otto Bacher; engraver Lorenzo Hatch; muralist Will Low; illustrator and portraitist William Smedley; muralist and interior designer Herman Schladermundt; still life painter Milne Ramsey and writer-lawyer-artist Tudor Jenks. Today Lawrence Park is a National Historic District, still distinguished by its narrow, meandering streets, wildly irregular building plots, an eclectic mix of large homes, some of which seem to grow out of the granite bedrock, and a close-knit neighborhood. <<Previous • Chapter List • Next>>