Harriet Clench Kane
Canadian artist
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Harriet Clench Kane (1823 – January 15, 1892) was a Canadian artist.[1][2]
Harriet was the daughter of Freeman Schermerhorn Clench, a cabinet maker, and Eliza Cory. She was born Harriet Clench in Cobourg and was educated at a ladies' college in Hamilton. In 1853, she married Paul Kane; the couple had two sons and two daughters. She helped her husband produce Wanderings of An Artist Among the Indians of North America, published in 1859, from his journals.[1][3][4]
Kane worked in watercolour and oil. She painted landscapes, flowers and figures. She received several prizes for her work and took part in the 1849 Upper Canada Provincial exhibition.[1]
