Frances C. Lyons Houston (January 14,[1] 1851[2] or 1867[3] or January 17, 1867[4] – 1906) was an American painter.[1] Houston was born in Hudson, Michigan.[3] She died in Windsor, Vermont in October 1906.[3]
Houston primarily worked in oils, but also did work in watercolors, pottery, goldsmithing, and jewelry making.[3][4] Her primary subjects were portraits.[5] Among her subjects noteworthy subjects was the actress Ethel Barrymore.[6]
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