Lydia Jane Wheeler Pierson (1801-1862)
American Historic Realist still-life painter & poet ;
Lydia Jane Pierson ; Lydia Jane Wheeler ; L.J. Wheeler ; L. J. Wheeler ; L.J. Pierson ; L. J. Pierson ; L. Jane Wheeler ; L. Jane Pierson ;
[Born December, 1801 in Middletown, CT – died February or April? 14, 1862 in Adrian, MI]
FAD record control number: 47397 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Lydia Jane Wheeler Pierson (1801-1862) biography:
Birth: December, 1801 in Middletown, CT ;
Death: February or April 14, 1862 in Adrian, MI ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Capricorn or Sagittarius ;
Known for: Botanical drawings and paintings ; illustrated poetry ;
Medium: Watercolor ; ink and paper ;
Technique: Painting ; etching ;
Subjects: Fruit ; flowers ;
Areas: Middletown, CT ; Madison County, NY ; New York State (1815) ; Northern, PA ; Liberty, PA (1850) ; Adrian, MI (1860-1862) ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: Middletown, CT ; Madison County, NY ; Liberty, PA (1850) ; Adrian, MI (1860-1862) ;
Father: William Elliott Wheeler (1779-1845) ;
Mother: Lydia Jane Johnson (1780-1857) ;
Relatives: Prosper Johnson Wheeler Sr (1807-1877), brother ; Jedediah Johnson Wheeler (1810-1861), brother ; Oscar G Wheeler (1812-1875), brother ; Laura Wheeler (1821-?), sister ; William Ruthven Wheeler (1832-1893/4), nephew, also an artist ;
Spouse: Oliver Pierson (1778-1865), husband, married 1819 in Madison County, NY ;
Children: Lydia Jane Pierson (1821-1889), daughter ; William W Pierson (1828-?), son ; Noel Byron Pierson (1831-1857), son ; Henry R Pierson (1837-1911), son ; Thaddeus S Pierson (1839-1859), son ;
Training: Self-taught ;
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Work: Unfinished illustrated volume of etchings of every known flower with a poem for each ;
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Milestones: Married young ; lived 20 miles from any village ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2019.47397
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March 12, 2019
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