Rhode Island Masters ~ Sydney R. Burleigh (1853-1929)

Choose an Artist to View: Grace A. Albee Clara Maxfield Arnold Frederick S. Batcheller Edward M. Bannister Hugo A. Breul Walter F. Brown A. Cirino Sydney R. Burleigh Frederick U. DeVoll W. Staples Drown Hezekiah A. Dyer H. Cyrus Farnum Charles G. Harris George A. Hays Edward C. Leavitt Frank C. Mathewson Oscar Miller Angela O’Leary Emily H. Selinger John C. Spencer Charles W. Stetson Emma L. Swan Stacy Tolman George Whitaker M.M. Woodward

Burleigh was an extremely important member of the Providence art Club and was a member from 1880 to his death in 1929. He is responsible for moving the art club to its present location at Thomas Street near his Fleur de Lis studio. He was a prolific painter and used many different media for his art including oils, watercolors and Rafaelli colors. He was the first president of the Providence Watercolor Club and was president of the PAC from 1915-1921.