biography of Mary O'Farrell FURSMAN (?-1874)

Birth place: Peoria, IL

Addresses: Colorado

Profession: Painter

Studied: Phila. with Lamden

Comments: She became one of the first women who painted in the Colorado Springs area, after her marriage to rancher Henry Fursman, who was territorial governor, 1869-73, and state governor from 1874-75.

Sources: Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists.