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James A. Garfield campaign dress, at center, 1880. This dress is a unique item that is a part of the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio’s “The Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies” exhibition. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio’s ‘Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies’

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Eight U.S. Presidents hailed from the Buckeye State: Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, William Henry Harrison, and Warren G. Harding.

September 21, 2019 through December 29, 2019, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 East Main Street, Lancaster OH) will host an exhibition celebrating all of those Presidents with Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies. The exhibition was curated by art historian and independent curator Christine Fowler Shearer, who spoke to WOUB about the exhibition in the interview embedded above.

Check out photos from the exhibition below.

Ohio Presidents
A brocade dressing gown worn by James A. Garfield, 1870-1880. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
Ohio Presidents
A McKinley campaign parasol, 1896. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
Ohio Presidents
Historical paraphernalia associated with the presidency of Benjamin Harrison. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
Curator Christine Fowler Shear was sure to include items worn by First Ladies, including these items right here. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
A bust of President William McKinley. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
Curator Christine Fowler Shearer wove together narratives of Presidential lives with overviews of their belongings, such as these of President William McKinley’s. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)
The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio’s “Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies” exhibition includes everything from Presidential golf clubs to pajamas, such as those pictured here. (Emily Votaw/WOUB Public Media)

The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio is located at 145 East Main Street in Lancaster. The museum’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is always free.