Gene Ritchie Monahan making a silk screen, 1980s. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan working in studio (with palette), 1980s. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan working at her kiln, 1980s. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan’s “Lifeline,”1969. Oil on canvas. 44 x 60. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan with painting “Lifeline,” 1969. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan’s oil-on-canvas painting of Norval Morrisseau, an Anishinaabe artist known as the “Picasso of the North.” Oil on canvas, 1969. 20 x 16. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan’s “School Bus,” 1964. Oil on canvas. 48 x 40. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie Monahan’s “Ariel with Red Slippers,” 1958. Oil on canvas. 20 x 36. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Monahan‒Ritchie wedding photo, 1934. Left to right: Ernest Oberholtzer, best man; George Monahan, groom; Gene Ritchie Monahan, bride; Ruth Ritchie, maid of honor. Gene designed and sewed her dress for the wedding. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.

Gene Ritchie holiday card, 1932. Linoleum block on paper. Used with the permission of Jean E. Monahan Kelly.