Anne Worsham Richardson - Carolina Wren with Yellow Jessamine Signed and Numbered

Charleston Artist Anne Worsham Richardson (1919-2012). Anne taught herself to paint growing up, eventually settling on birds as the primary subjects of most of her works, though she loved all animals. State and federal governments issued her permits to rehabilitate birds and wildlife in her bird sanctuary on James Island, where she nursed everything from hummingbirds to hawks back to health and used them as models for her paintings. She also raised several orphaned deer that she then released back into the wild. She was the first female painter of birds to be selected by the National Wildlife Federation to receive the "Art Print of the Year" award. Anne was invited to the White House by President Gerald R. Ford, and Senator Strom Thurman read "A Profile, Anne Worsham Richardson, Everyday A Celebration" by Melanie Gause Harris into "The Congressional Record". She is the official painter of the State bird (Carolina Wren) and Flower (Yellow Jessamine), and the State Butterfly (Tiger Swallow-tail butterfly). She was honored to be one of 2012 Inspiring Women by Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University. Pencil Signed on the Print 17"× 21"