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Fidelia Bridges (May 19, either or –) was one of the minute population of successful female artists in the 19th century and early 20th century. She painted small aspects of nature: flowers, birds, and other plants in their natural settings.
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She first was an oil painter and later took up watercolor painting. She was known for her delicately detailed paintings. She was considered an expert and specialist in watercolor painting. She was the only woman of six men in the group of notable 19th century artists in the American Watercolor Society.[clarification needed]
Life and Education
Fidelia Bridges was born in Salem, Massachusetts[1][2] to a sea captain and his wife.
She was orphaned by age fifteen after her mother and father died approximately six years apart.
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She was then supported by an older sister. She became a mother's helper in the household of William Augustus Brown who was a Salem ship- holder[3]. In the Browns moved to Brooklyn, New York. Bridges and her sisters moved with t