ace ▁Pi pp in , ▁of ▁whom ▁she ▁said : ▁" For ▁me ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁real ▁artists ▁in ▁our ▁century , ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁at ▁his ▁best ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁book ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁a ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁State , ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁" important ▁young ▁artists ". ▁William ▁Alexander ▁New man ▁Dor land ▁also ▁identified ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁tal ented ▁woman ▁painter , ▁along ▁with ▁Cec ilia ▁Be aux ▁and ▁other ▁American ▁and ▁English ▁pain ters ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Sum ▁of ▁Fem in ine ▁Ach iev ement . ▁She ▁re est ab lished ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁of ▁modern ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁during ▁which ▁she ▁lived ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁has ▁particularly ▁had ▁a ▁following ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁combined ▁water color ▁and ▁oil ▁in ▁The ▁Gener ations . ▁Of ▁her ▁talent , ▁realized ▁in ▁the ▁painting , ▁Mars den ▁Hart ley ▁said , ▁" It ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁mental ▁rap ier ▁that ▁she ▁conce ives ▁her ▁subject ▁matter ▁for ▁[ her ] ▁pictures ▁border ▁on ▁the ▁exception ally ▁force ful ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁different ▁in ▁thought , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁execution , ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁soft ▁pain ters ▁among ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁She ▁is