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Frances F. Palmer, artist
American, 1812 - 1876
The Farmers Home - Harvest, 1864
Lithograph with hand coloring
40.8 x 59.4 cm (image); 52.6 x 67.9 cm (sheet)
Gift of Joseph Martin Jr. 1994.120.37

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publisher, Currier and Ives

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Artist Biography: Also known as Fanny Palmer. Born Frances Flora Bond. Landscape and townscape painter, artist for Currier & Ives. Mrs. Palmer and her husband, Edward S. Palmer, came to NYC from Leicester, England in the eary 1840s. He did some lithographic work after their arrival but was rather irresponsible, and the burden of supporting the family rested chiefly on Mrs. Palmer who was for many years employed as an artist by the firm of Currier & Ives. The Palmer's lived in Brooklyn. Frances Palmer died on August 20, 1876. (The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America)

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Harvest Home Farmers The Jr Martin Joseph Gift America North States United Print Genre coloring hand Lithograph background animals people farmhouse cart into grain sheaves pitch foreground right farmhands four scene rural Frances F Palmer American Currier and Ives 5074163103650077 A055925 1994.120.37 AFGA