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Caroline Hunt Rimmer

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Caroline Hunt Rimmer (October 10, 1851[1]–1918) was an American illustrator, sculptor and teacher. She was active in Belmont and Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Biography

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Caroline Hunt Rimmer was born in 1851 in Randolph, Massachusetts, the daughter of Mary H. C. Rimmer and William Rimmer.[2] She studied art with her father.[3]

She wrote Figure Drawing for Children, originally published in 1893, republished as recently as 2013.[4]

Rimmer's sculpture, Mermaid is in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts collection.[5]

She died in Boston, Massachusetts.

References

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  1. ^ RIMMER, Caroline Hunt, in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition); p. 951; via archive.org
  2. ^ a b Society, American Numismatic (1911). Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals: The American Numismatic Society, March, 1910. p. 255.
  3. ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p. 599
  4. ^ "Caroline Hunt Rimmer". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mermaid, (sculpture)". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-20.