With registrar Joe King and registration technician Evan Reiter we took a trip to art storage to see the first 5 works by women to enter the Walker’s collection.

"Still Life" (1945) by June Corwine.

June Corwine
Still Life (1945)
Oil on canvas
Accessioned May, 1946

Joe King, the Walker's Registrar, with "Rose Planes" (1945) by Irene Rice Pereira.

Irene Rice Pereira
Rose Planes (1945)
Oil on parchment
Accessioned September, 1946

Evan Reiter, the Walker's Registration Technician, with "Rocking Chair Gossips" (1945) by Clara Mairs.

Clara Mairs
Rocking Chair Gossips (1945)
Oil on composition board
Accessioned December, 1947

"The Door" (1947) by Evelyn Raymond.

Evelyn Raymond
The Door (1947)
Mahogany
February, 1948

"Der Tod im Wasser" (20th century) by Käthe Kollwitz.

Käthe Kollwitz
Der Tod im Wasser (Death from Drowning) (20th century)
lithograph on paper
Accessioned December, 1949