biography of Harriet Thayer DURGIN (1848-1912)

Birth place: Wilmington, MA

Addresses: Boston, MA, 1886-

Profession: Painter

Studied: Paris, 1880 with Delphine de Cool and François Rivoire

Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1886; Noyes & Co., Boston, 1888 (solo); Montreal AA, 1889; NAD, 1898; Boston AC, 1889-98

Comments: Sister of Lyle Durgin (see entry). A watercolor scene of St. Georges, Bermuda, c.1890, signed H.T. Gurgin" appeared on the market in 1998.

Sources: WW01; The Boston AC; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists.