Laura Coombs Hills

Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952) was an American artist and illustrator who specialized in watercolor and pastel still life paintings, especially of flowers, and miniature portrait paintings on ivory. She became the first miniature painter elected to the Society of American Artists, and was a founder of the American Society of Miniature Painters. She also worked as a designer and illustrated children's books for authors such as Kate Douglas Wiggin and Anna M. Pratt.

Early life and education Hills was born September 7, 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the third of five children of Mary Gerrish Hills and Philip Knapp Hills.