Harriet Macy

1883-1968

Macy was and artist and a teacher. She studied at Drake University Cumming School of Art in Des Moines and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. She taught at East High School in Des Moines for 38 years.

She had many paintings in the annual Des Moines Women’s Club art exhibits. Macy traveled widely to paint in cities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, and Hawaii. She was listed in “Who’s Who in Art in America,” “The American Art Annual,” and “The First Hundred Years of Iowa Art.”

Well-known locally for her paintings of Des Moines churches, Harriet was the art chairman of the Des Moines Women’s Club and past president of both the Professional Women’s League and the Des Moines Association for Art Education. Several of her paintings are in the Des Moines Women’s Club collection.

She is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines.