New World pioneer

Martha Severens tells the story of Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston, who travelled from Dublin to Charles Town, South Carolina, becoming America’s first professional woman artist


New World pioneer

Born in France, married in London, with nearly a decade spent in Ireland and the remainder of her life in Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina, Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston (1674–1729) was the first professional female artist in America and the country’s first pastellist.

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