Mary Josephine Walters

Background

Mary Josephine Walters was born in 1837 in the United States.

Education

Walters studied under Asher Durand and specialized in oil and watercolor painting.

Career

Mary Josephine Walters managed a studio between 1867 and 1875. Her studio was located in the YMCA Building in New York, while she resided in Brooklyn. Walters moved to Hohokus, New Jersey with her mother by 1880 and was free to explore the wilderness of northern New Jersey and the Catskills at her leisure.

Walters often had exhibitions at the National Academy of Design, the Brooklyn Art Association, and even as far as the San Francisco Art Association between the 1860s and 1880s. She painted mostly forest scenery, and much of her work is done in oil paint and exhibits meticulously painted foliage and great attention to detail.

Walters died in 1883 in the United States.

Achievements

• Walters was best known as one of the representatives of Hudson River School. Her most notable works were "Study of Ferns", "Forest Interior", and "Hudson River Scene".

Works

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• painting

  • Forest Interior

Connections

She never married or had children.

teacher:

Asher Durand

He said Walters was his favorite woman student.