Martha Prince

Background

Prince, Martha was born on August 8, 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Frank Hartley and Martha (Fort) Anderson.

Education

Bachelor, Piedmont College, 1944; student of Reginald Marsh, Art Students League, New York City, 1944-1946; postgraduate, New York State College Ceramics, 1949; studied with, Trafton and Reginald Marsh.

Career

Artist, illustrator, United States Army, Brooklyn, 1945-1946; art director, Mears Advertising, New York City, 1946-1948; freelance artist, writer, photographer,, Locust Valley, New York, since 1949. Notecards artist George Caspari, Inc., 1978, Doehla, Inc., 1978, Arboretum Press, 1979. Porcelain plate artist Royal Horticultural Society, 1981.

Achievements

• Martha Prince has been listed as a notable Botanic illustrator, writer, photographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, New York, 1991-1995. Fellow Royal Horticultural Society. Member American Association of University Women.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, gardening, music.

Connections

Married Jordan Herbert Prince, June 20, 1946.

Father:

Frank Hartley Anderson

Mother:

Martha (Fort) Anderson

Spouse:

Jordan Herbert Prince