Cora Helena Sarle (American, 1867 to 1956)
Cora Helena Sarle was a prolific painter during her long life as a Sister at Canterbury (Shaker Village). She often painted scenes of the old meetinghouse built in 1792 and used everything from old typewriter ribbon boxes to postcards as her canvases. Her studio was situated on the second floor of the Church Family Syrup Shop.
Information courtesy of Northeast Auction, August 2008.