biography of Octavia MAVERICK (1814-1882)

Birth place: Newark, NJ

Profession: Lithographer, art teacher

Studied: learned lithography in the shop of her father, Peter Maverick.

Work: Newark (NJ) Pub. Lib.

Comments: Daughter of Peter, sister of Emily, Maria Ann, and Catharine, all artists. Began working with her sister Catherine (see entry) as early as 1834. In 1846 she married Edwin Spafard, a teacher, and she herself taught drawing and painting at the Packer Institute in Brooklyn from 1855-63.

Sources: G&W; Stephens, The Mavericks.