Harriette Bowdoin

Harriette Bowdoin (1880-1947) was an Impressionist painter and illustrator born in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. Bowdoin moved to New York City at a young age to study with Henry Snell, a prominent Impressionist, and Elliott Dangerfield, a landscape artist. Bowdoin traveled and trained in Europe, where she befriended American artist Jane Peterson while they were both studying under Frank Brangwyn in London. Bowdoin returned to New York sometime prior to 1911, continuing to develop her distinct Impressionist style of bold color and quick, bright brushwork. Throughout the 1910s and 20s, Bowdoin exhibited pieces with the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, and the Society of Independent Artists.