18thVirginia
Major
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2012
In a recent thread on soldiers’ artwork one of the pictures was a lithograph by an unknown artist. After doing some research, I came up with the likely name of Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) Palmer as the creator of the scene. Looking into her history, I discovered one of the first female professional artists in the U.S., wh was regarded as a leading lithographer in her era.
Fanny Bond was born in England in 1812, the daughter of an attorney. She married Edmund Palmer in 1832 and a son and daughter were born to the marriage. The Palmers established a lithography business in England until they immigrated to the U.S. in 1842, where they continued in the lithography business, published their own lithographs and also selling them to other publishers.
In 1849, Nathaniel Currier hired Fanny Palmer as a staff artist in his lithography business. By that time, her husband was well into the alcoholism that would end his life in 1857 in a fall on the stairs. Mrs. Palmer became one of the most popular and most prolific of lithographers at Currier and Ives, producing more than 200 lithographs. Although not well known at the time as an artist, Fanny Palmer was popular with the public, with her images used for calendars, greeting cards and advertisements.
The Champions of the Mississippi, 1860.
Fanny Bond was born in England in 1812, the daughter of an attorney. She married Edmund Palmer in 1832 and a son and daughter were born to the marriage. The Palmers established a lithography business in England until they immigrated to the U.S. in 1842, where they continued in the lithography business, published their own lithographs and also selling them to other publishers.
In 1849, Nathaniel Currier hired Fanny Palmer as a staff artist in his lithography business. By that time, her husband was well into the alcoholism that would end his life in 1857 in a fall on the stairs. Mrs. Palmer became one of the most popular and most prolific of lithographers at Currier and Ives, producing more than 200 lithographs. Although not well known at the time as an artist, Fanny Palmer was popular with the public, with her images used for calendars, greeting cards and advertisements.
The Champions of the Mississippi, 1860.