▁following ▁quot ation : ▁ ▁Low ▁point ▁She ▁hit ▁a ▁low ▁point ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁when ▁she ▁suffered ▁from ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁an ▁as yl um ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁She ▁exhib ited ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁for ▁example ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁when ▁she ▁exhib ited ▁The ▁Gard ener . ▁ ▁Art ist ▁colon ies ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁resident ▁pain ters ▁in ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Col ony , ▁run ▁by ▁Marian ▁Mac D ow ell ▁in ▁Peter borough , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁L illa ▁Cab ot ▁Perry ▁was ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁resident ▁pain ters . ▁The ▁col ony ▁provided ▁residence ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁literary , ▁art istic , ▁or ▁musical ▁talent . ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁en rich ▁American ▁life ". ▁Among ▁the ▁other ▁named ▁influ ential ▁people ▁were ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁Governor ▁and ▁poet ▁Luis ▁Mu ñ oz ▁Mar ín , ▁novel ists ▁W illa ▁C ather ▁and ▁Thor nt on ▁W ilder , ▁and ▁poet ▁Ed win ▁Ar ling ton ▁Robinson . ▁According ▁to ▁Star h awk - J ones , ▁she ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁a ▁sum ▁total ▁of ▁about ▁ten ▁years , ▁and ▁Robinson ▁was ▁there ▁during ▁each ▁of ▁her ▁stays .