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Birth
1840 (New Hampton, New Hampshire)
Death
1907 (Naples, Italy)
Lived/Active
California
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still life, mission garden, Indian
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Born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, Ellen Farr became a resident of Pasadena, California in 1895 and was one of the early women artists in the West. She painted many canvases of missions, pepper trees and still lifes, and her paintings found ready markets in the United States and abroad.
She was a graduate of the New Hampton Institute and Thetford Academy, and in 1861, married Evarts Farr, who became a U.S. Congressman. After his death, she had a studio in Boston from 1883 to 1887, and p (showing 500 of 5140 characters). |
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