Retta T. Matthews

Retta Therese Matthews (1856 – 1899) was an American painter and sculptor.

Matthews was born on April 7, 1856, in Arlington, Indiana.

She attended the Cincinnati Museum Association Art School from 1881 to 1884.

She then taught art classes in the San Antonio, Texas public schools for several years, before moving to Paris to continue her art studies with M.

[3] Matthews also exhibited her work at the Ohio State Fair,[4] winning first prize in 1894 for one of her pieces.