Anna Eliza Hardy

Anna Eliza Hardy (January 26, 1839 – December 15, 1934) was a painter prominent in a 19th century school of painters in Bangor, Maine. She was the daughter and collaborator of Jeremiah Pearson Hardy, himself a prominent portrait painter in Bangor.[1] and Catherine Sears Wheeler Hardy. She was born in Bangor, Maine, the youngest of four children and the only daughter in the family. Hardy died in Jamaica Plain, Mass. after a long painting career.[2]

Anna Eliza Hardy
BornJanuary 26, 1839
Bangor, Maine
DiedDecember 15, 1934
Parent(s)Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (Father) Catherine Sears Wheeler Hardy (Mother)
Anna Eliza Hardy- "Still Life of Roses"

Hardy was especially known for her floral paintings, of which The Roses is one of the most well-known.[3][4] Hardy also taught art and guided other female painters, including Charlotte Baldwin, Grace Hemenway, Florence Jennison, Nellie Lincoln, Mary Merrill, Katherine Parker Stewart, and Emma Webb, in the art of florals.[5] She focused her energy mostly on detailed still life paintings, but as her vision began to fail, she started to create less detailed pieces.[5]

References
Copy of Jeremiah Pearson Hardy's portrait of Sarah Molasses, by his daughter Anna Eliza Hardy, collection of Peabody Museum (Harvard)
  1. Diane Vatne and Pauline Kaiser, The Hardy Connection: Bangor Women Artists, 1830-1900 (Bangor Historical Society, 1992)
  2. "ANNA ELIZA HARDY". Artis Fun Gallery. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Portland Museum of Art Fills Collection Gap at Auction: The Museum Buys Anna Eliza Hardy's 'Peonies' at the Annual Barridoff Galleries Sale." Portland Press Herald, Aug 10, 2001, pp. 1B.
  4. "The Athenaeum - Roses (Anna Eliza Hardy - )". The Athenaeum. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "Anna Eliza Hardy – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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