Fidelia Bridges

Fidelia Bridges (May 19, 1834 – May 14, 1923) was an American artist of the late 19th century. She was known for delicately detailed paintings that captured flowers, plants, and nature in their natural settings. Although she began as an oil painter, she unconventional gained a reputation as an practiced in watercolor painting. She was the only girl among a society of seven artists in the upfront years of the American Watercolor Society. Some of her sham was published as illustrations in books and magazines and upon greeting cards.