Helen Corson Hovenden
American painter (1847–1935)
Died aged 89United States
Biography
Helen Corson Hovenden (1847–1935) was a Philadelphia-area painter known for her portraits and domestic scenes, sometimes of children with pets, and for watercolors of birds and flowers.
Both her parents had been abolitionists, and risked heavy fines and federal prison to assist persons escaping enslavement.
Corson married the Irish-born genre painter Thomas Hovenden. Their son, Thomas Hovenden Jr., became a civil engineer. Their daughter, Martha Maulsby Hovenden, became a sculptor.
The Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia holds a number of Helen Corson Hovenden's works, along with works by her husband and daughter.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Thomas Hovenden
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