Mary Josephine Walters (1837-1883)
- Mary Josephine Walters (1837-1883)
- Autumn River with Punt in the Reeds
- Oil on canvas
- 13 ¼ x 23 ¾ inches
- Inscribed in pencil on the stretcher
A New York native, Mary Josephine Walters, was born in 1837 to Ruth and William A. Walters, M.D. Her father was employed as a City Inspector from 1841 to 1842 and was later elected Coroner of New York City.[1] Dr. Walters died in 1851 when he was just 43 years old, and Walters was a teenager.[2] Widowed with six children, Ruth Walters moved the family to Brooklyn. While little is known about Walters’ education and formal artistic training, she was noted as the favorite female student of Asher B. Durand in a biography of the esteemed artist written by his son, John Durand.[3]
