"At the Violet Hour" by Emily Lowe (NY, 1895-1966), oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 1952, submitted to the 129th Annual National Academy of Design Exhibit in 1954, framed - 37 1/2” x 25 1/2”
 
Emily Lowe was born into New York high society and studied at Columbia College, New School of Social Research, the Art Students League, and the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris. She married Joe Lowe, who made Popsicles famous after purchasing the rights to the product. Together the Lowes underwrote the construction of the Lowe Museum at the University of Miami, the Lowe Art Center at Syracuse University and the Emily Lowe Gallery at Hofstra University.