Hannah Thurber Fairfield

Hannah Thurber Fairfield
Portrait of Lucy Adams Tracy and Ellen Nichols Tracy by Hannah Thurber Fairfield
Born	January 26, 1808
Died	July 15, 1894  (aged 86)
Occupation	Painter

Hannah Turner Fairfield Nichols (January 26, 1808 – July 15, 1894)^[1] was an American portrait painter.

Hannah Turner Fairfield was born in Pomfret, Connecticut, the daughter of David and Hannah Turner Fairfield. She studied painting under Francis Alexander and Alexander Robinson. She was active as a portrait painter in New York City from around 1835 to 1839. Her portraits were large, often of children, and featured a bright palette.^[2][3][4]

In 1839, she married businessman Franklin Nichols. They moved to Norwalk, Connecticut and her painting career likely ended at that point.^[3]

References

1. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, vol 38, image 592.
2. Lincoln, Allen B. (1920). A modern history of Windham county, Connecticut : a Windham county treasure book. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Chicago : S. J. Clarke publ. co. p. 278.
3. Payne, Michael R., and Suzanne Rudnick (Jan 2009). ""A 'Woman Could Paint a Likeness?'"". The Magazine Antiques. 175 (1): 178–85.
4. "Fairfield, Hannah T.." Benezit Dictionary of Artists.  31. Oxford University Press. Date of access 16 Sep. 2022.