▁Art , ▁and ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rev . ▁John ▁S par h awk ▁Jones , ▁D . D . ▁and ▁Har ri et ▁Ster ett ▁Win chester , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Northern ▁Baltimore ▁County ▁on ▁the ▁C lyn m ali ra ▁estate . ▁John ▁S par h awk ▁Jones ▁was ▁a ▁cl erg yman ▁at ▁the ▁Brown ▁Memorial ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Baltimore ' s ▁Bol ton ▁Hill ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁S par h awk - J ones es ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁after ▁John ▁suffered ▁a ▁deep ▁de pression ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Cal v ary ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁dom ine ering ▁woman ▁who ▁non eth eless ▁believed ▁in ▁allowing ▁children ▁to ▁follow ▁their ▁tal ents ▁and ▁interests . ▁She ▁introduced ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁Margaret ▁to ▁classic ▁literature . ▁Both ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁encourag ed ▁Elizabeth ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁art , ▁which ▁began ▁at ▁about ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁She ▁won ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁nation wide ▁art ▁contest ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( PA FA ). ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁chose ▁to ▁hy phen ate ▁her ▁last ▁name , ▁unlike ▁her ▁father ▁or ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁her ▁family . ▁