From Needle to Brush: Women and Art—A Special Tour of Rose Hill Mansion
July 10, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Rose Hill Mansion by Agnes Swan Hutchins, 1912
In conjunction with the 2025 Rose Hill exhibit Without Asking Permission: The Art of Agnes Swan Hutchins and Margaret Hutchins, Historic Geneva is running a specialty tour of Rose Hill Mansion focused on art displayed in the house that was created by or depicts women. Between Needle and Brush: Women and Art will examine the ways women were able to pursue artistic endeavors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how artists portrayed women. We will talk about 19th-century gendered views of craftwork like embroidery and tole painting, and how some women were able to express their creativity through art.
The tour will run twice each month on select Thursdays at 2 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Tours will be held on May 29 & 31, June 12 & 28, July 10 & 26, August 7 & 23, September 13 & 25, and October 11 & 23. These tours are not the same as the regular tour.
Once a working farm, the house and surrounding grounds at Rose Hill are open May to October for guided tours. Built in 1839, the elegant Greek Revival house was the center of a busy and productive farm at mid-century, occupied by the Swan family from 1850-1890.
These tours are not the same as the regular tour. Advanced tickets are required for the tour, and space is limited. To purchase tickets, visit historicgeneva.org and click Book Now. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $6 for children 10 to 18.
The East Tenant Cottage on site contains exhibits and public restrooms. The exhibit, One House, Many People, chronicles enslaved, paid, and volunteer workers at Rose Hill over its 200-year history. The recently installed exhibit Without Asking Permission: The Art of Agnes Swan Hutchins and Margaret Hutchins, features the art of two women of the Swan family and explores how each pursued art in her own way.
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