Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923)
- Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923)
- Swallows in the Wheat Fields, 1872
Watercolor on paper
- 7 3/4 x 6 inches
- Signed and dated 1872, lower right
Fidelia Bridges is known for her exquisitely detailed renderings of flora and fauna seen at close range, particularly in watercolor. Indeed, she is notable as the first and only female member of the American Watercolor Society, a group that was founded in 1866 to promote the art of watercolor painting, and which included such illustrious painters as Samuel Colman (1832‒1920) and William Hart (1823‒1894).
