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Henrietta Maria Benson Homer

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Henrietta Maria Benson Homer
Born1809 (1809)
Bucksport, Maine
Died1884 (aged 74–75)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Henrietta Benson Homer Untitled (Rose Study), 1873

Henrietta Maria Benson Homer (1809–1884) was an American botanical artist.[1]

Homer née Benson was born in 1809 in Bucksport, Massachusetts (it became part of Maine in 1820). In 1833 she married Charles Savage Homer, with whom she had three sons.[2] Their middle son was the painter, Winslow Homer.[3]

Homer created botanical watercolors and drawings.[4] She was a member of the American Watercolor Society and exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association. Her work was included in the 1876 Brooklyn Art Association exhibition along with her son, Winslow.[5]

She died in 1884 in Brooklyn, New York.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Henrietta Maria Benson Homer". CLARA. web.archive.org. 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Letters between Winslow Homer's Parents Gifted to the BCMA". Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Spassky, Natalie (Spring 1982). "Winslow Homer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 39 (4): 5. ISSN 0026-1521.
  4. ^ "A Research Portal for American Watercolors, Prints, and Drawings 1850–1925: A Source for Obscure Catalogues, Artists' Societies, and Women Artists". Panorama. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sweet Peas". Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Henriette Benson Homer - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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