Harriet Miner (1840-1895) was born in 1840 and attended Oberlin College in Ohio in 1860. She was an accomplished painter and teacher of painting, and painted portraits and landscapes. Many of her paintings were placed in homes around Syracuse.
Her specialty was painting flowers, especially orchids. She became a self-taught botanist and painted flowers in astonishing detail.
Harriet was ill for the last four years of her life and died of pneumonia on 23rd February 1895 at the age of 55.
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Orchids, The Royal Family of Plants 1885 - Harriet Stewart Miner (1840-1895) - 24 images
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