biography of Jessie Henderson DREW-BEAR (1877-1962)

Birth place: England

Death place: Phila., PA

Addresses: Philadelphia, PA, from 1920s; New Hope, PA

Profession: Painter

Exhibited: PAFA, 1941, 1945-54; Corcoran Gal, 1943

Comments: She arrived in Phila. in 1920s and for many years owned and ran the London Shop, a floral store. She took up painting when she was in her sixties, producing floral, marine plant-life, and animal pictures, and gaining popularity for her primitive style. Her home and studio in New Hope was located in a house built in 1753, the oldest house in that town.

Sources: Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists; Falk, Exh. Record Series.