Ebba Rapp

Ebba Rapp was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor who studied at the Cornish School in Seattle, then at the University of Washington. During the summers of 1935 and 1936 she studied with sculptor Alexander Archipenko. She began teaching at Cornish in 1938 offering classes in anatomy, drawing, and sculpture. She and her husband, the photographer John McLauchlan, founded the Northwest Clay Club to promote craft-related art in the Northwest.

Rapp was a member of the Women Painters of Washington. She had several solo exhibitions including the Seattle Art Museum and Frye Art Museum. Her work also was included in the “American Art Today” exhibition at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. Rapp completed a number of commissions for local churches and her work can be found in museum collections throughout the Northwest.