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Frances F. Palmer, artist
American, 1812 - 1876
"Rounding a Bend" on the Mississippi. The parting Salute, 1866
Color lithograph with hand coloring
46.2 x 70.5 cm (image); 56 x 76.7 cm (sheet)
Gift of Joseph Martin Jr. 1994.120.40

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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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