Grace Hudson

Grace Hudson
Photograph of Grace Hudson, c. 1895
Born
Grace Carpenter

(1865-02-21)February 21, 1865
Potter Valley, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1937(1937-03-23) (aged 72)
Ukiah, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Spouse(s)William T. Davis,[1] John Hudson
National Thorn, painted in 1891, proved very popular and resulted in many requests for similar works
The Sun House contained a large painting studio for Grace, a small reading study for John and modest living quarters for them both

Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937) was an American painter based in Northern California. She was nationally known during her lifetime for a numbered series of more than 684 portraits of the local Pomo natives. She painted the first, National Thorn, after her marriage in 1891. Her last work was completed in 1935.

  1. ^ "Grace Carpenter Hudson". Grace Hudson Museum. Retrieved 11 June 2017.