About Ellen Burpee Farr
Lived 1840 – 1907 (aged 66). Ellen Burpee Farr was an American painter.
Ellen Frances Burpee Farr (1840–1907) was an American painter. She was one of the early women artists in California where she painted local flora and landscapes.
Biography Farr née Burpee was born on November 14, 1840 in New Hampton, New Hampshire. She studied at the New Hampton Institution and the Thetford Academy in Vermont. She then taught drawing at the New Hampton Institution. She also worked with California Board of Lady Managers at the Exposition.
Farr died on January 5, 1907, while in Naples, Italy.
Her work is in the Washington County Historical Society in Pennsylvania and the Littleton, New Hampshire Public Library.
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Who was Ellen Burpee Farr?
American, 1840-1907; American
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Ellen Burpee Farr was born on 14 November 1840 in New Hampton.
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Ellen Burpee Farr died on 5 January 1907 in Naples.
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Ellen Burpee Farr was a painter.
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