Harriet Evatt
Harriet Evatt (1891-1983) was a prodigious author of young children’s books as well as chapter books for youth, she was known for her engaging and creative stories. She said, “I like to write and draw and you can do both in children’s books, that’s why I write for youngsters”. During her life as “Worthington’s authoress” as she became known, Harriet Evatt wrote poetry, articles for magazines, and worked in watercolor and oil paints to make portraits and genre paintings. With her husband, she collected antiques for their home at 74 East Kanawha, and she said that her book “The Secret of the Old Corner Cupboard” was inspired by her own corner cupboard. A key to her success was Mrs. Evatt’s prized curly maple “story-writing” desk, once owned by the Chase family, and it is central to her Worthington-set book “The Secret of the Old Coach Inn”. The Griswold Inn “conjured up adventure” in the book, although it was located on a river and a stop on the Underground Railway, incorporating many threads of Worthington lore. The corner cupboard depicted in this painting belonged to Harriet Evatt and was the inspiration for her book “The Secret of the Old Corner Cupboard.”
640 High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Franklin County
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