Maria Martin
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Maria Martin (1796–1863) of Charleston, South Carolina, USA, was a watercolor painter who worked with John James Audubon on Birds of America (1831-39) and Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845-48). Of the three assistants that Audubon had while working on Birds of America, Martin was the only woman.
The U.S. Audubon Society named a variety of the Hairy Woodpecker (Picus martinae) Maria's Woodpecker, in honor of her.
[edit] Biography
- Born 1796, youngest of four daughters.
- Sister of Harriet Martin Bachman.
- Brother-in-law was Reverend John Bachman, Lutheran pastor of St. John's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- Met John James Audubon in 1831, while he was a guest of Reverend Bachman's house.
- Married John Bachman in 1848, after the death of her sister Harriet.
[edit] References
"Martin, Maria". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Accessed 7 March 2007
"Martin, Maria." Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, eds. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.
[edit] Further Reading
Bachman, C.L., ed. John Bachman D.D.
Bannon, L.E., Handbook of Audubon Prints. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.
Bonta, M.M., Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1991, Chapter 2, Maria Martin: Audubon's Sweetheart.
Coffin, Annie Roulhac, New York Historical Society Quarterly (January 1965)
Corning, Howard, ed. Letters of John James Audubon, 1826-1840. 1930.
Ford, A., John James Audubon: A Biography. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
