The Making of My Dear Girl: The Art of Florence Hosmer

Florence Armes Hosmer, born in 1880, was a farmer's daughter determined to succeed as an artist. Acclaimed in the early part of the twentieth century, she has fallen almost entirely from view.

This book tells the story of how Hosmer, a feisty New England woman, painted her way through the new century and created well more than five hundred works.

Join us for a presentation by Helen Marie Casey, Sudbury resident and author, as she discusses the making of her new book, My Dear Girl: The Art of Florence Hosmer.
Helen Marie Casey is a long-time member of the League of Women Voters, the National Writers Union, and the New England Poetry Club.

She serves on the board of the Boston Authors Club and has served on the board of The Learning Center for Deaf Children as well as Sudbury’s Fin Com. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Inconsiderate Madness (Black Lawrence Press) and Fragrance Upon His Lips (Finishing Line Press) as well as a monograph, Portland’s Compromise: The Colored School 1867-1872.

Her newest book is a biography of the Sudbury artist, Florence Hosmer, entitled My Dear Girl: The Art of Florence Hosmer, available from both Black Lawrence Press and Amazon.

This presentation is free, but please call 978-443-3055 to let us know that you are coming so that we can prepare the room.