06/01/2026
Remembering the 200th US Bicentennial July '76
At the time of the 200th US Bicentennial in 1976, Princeton artist Rosalind Sturges Allen (now deceased) was commissioned to do a watercolor painting for the centerfold of Yankee Magazine's July '76 issue. What an honor!
Princeton Arts sincerely thanks John Molica for offering to share and display this Rosalind Sturges Allen signed print owned by John and Patsy. The print, about 26 x 30 inches, will be on display starting June 4th through the end of July at the Princeton Senior and Community Center, 206 Worcester Road. Visit Monday to Thursday during regular open hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New England Architectural Heritage - 1636 to 1886
Rosalind (Ronny) Waters, Rosalind Sturges Allen's daughter, recently shared the following information with Princeton Arts.
"The map was commissioned by Yankee Magazine to appear in that magazine for the Bicentennial (1976). Obviously it was a huge undertaking, but mother had done a considerable number of such maps of towns around New England and beyond over the years. Her earliest was done when she was at Vassar College (class of 1928) and I suspect they have the original. Some time later, in about 1934, she made a map of The Groton School while my father was teaching there. I'm not sure how many she has done since, but there are about 17!. Among them are Wellesley College where we lived for 10 years, two of Princeton, one in about 1940 and one done in pencil quite a few years later. She has also done Worcester, Philadelphia, Hingham MA, Annapolis MD, and more. Hers was an original style. To my knowledge no one has done anything close (except her father, a Bristol, RI architect). She inherited her love of architecture and her artistic ability from him. Interestingly, she would turn buildings around so that one sees the front view and she would frequently put images of people, vehicles, boats, etc., and certainly landscapes where appropriate."
