Can anyone plse tell me about Anna Palm, a watercolour artist in Swden, born in 1859?

Answer 1

Hi! I couldn't find out much about her except the following: Anna Sofia de Rosa Palm - watercolorist, born Dec. 25, 1859 in Stockholm, died in Italy, 1924. And one of her pieces, "Hameau des Pecheurs" (however the title may be in Swedish or Finnish) is supposed to be housed in a Museum in Helsinki. She has had works sold at auction but you would need to register for a small sum to view the results.
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http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=11059521
http://www.artnet.com/artist/425042697/anna-palm.html
http://www.artnet.com/artist/652629/anna-sofia-palm-de-rosa.html
http://www.art-search.co.uk/listing/25475/verner-amell
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Answer 2

In 1838, a 22 year-old immigrant from the province of Smaland in Sweden, Swen Magnus Swenson, arrived in Galveston, Texas. Making his home in Austin, he became a wealthy land owner and cotton producer. He would go on to develop an empire of mercantile, banking, and ranching enterprises. In 1847, Mr. Swenson returned to Sweden to try to persuade his relatives and friends to come to Texas. In exchange for one year's labor for Mr. Swenson, he would provide financing for their immigration to Texas. The following year, a group of 25 Swedish immigrants arrived in Texas -- among them the families of Anders Palm and Gustav Palm.
The Palm families first settled on S. M. Swenson's plantation in Richmond, Fort Bend County, near Houston. Anders Palm, one of S. M. Swenson's uncles, had died due to unwholesome climate the year after their arrival. His wife, Anna, was left alone with six sons -- Johannes, Carl, Andrew, August, William, and Henning -- for whom to provide. Anna Palm and five of her sons moved in 1853 to what is now Palm Valley, north of Brushy Creek. Upon arriving, the family lived in tents as it was impossible to rent or buy a house. After the first winter the family bought 400 acres of land north of Round Rock and built themselves a blockhouse. Anna Palm was a resolute and enterprising woman who was like a mother to the young Swedish newcomers who soon followed the first group of Swedes to Texas.
The Arvid Nelson family was the second family to have an important roll in the history of Palm Valley. After a four month sailing journey from Sweden, Arvid Nelson and his family landed in Port Lavaca in 1854. The Nelsons spent the first winter on the coast, but found the place unsuitable for farming. Among the few possessions the family had brought with them were a handloom and a wagon. Mr. Nelson bought a yoke of oxen, and the family traveled in their wagon to Williamson County, where they settled between Palm Valley and Georgetown. Arvid Nelson and his wife, Anna Lena, had two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Andrew, built several wagons, bought oxen, and started hauling freight to the Gulf ports. During the later years of the Civil War, Andrew and August were both in the transport service of the army. Andrew received his pay in gold, which he hid in nail kegs and sent to his home, where the kegs were buried. When the war was over in 1865, the brothers returned home and took up farming and cattle ranching.
During the years following the Civil War, S. M. Swenson, Andrew Nelson, and other pioneers were instrumental in providing passage for other friends and relatives in Sweden who wanted to come to America. Swenson literally set up a travel agency with his brother, Johannes, as an agent in Barkeyds Parish in Sweden, through which work contracts were made. In exchange for one year of work, their travel expenses were paid.
"I worked off my passage at the Palm's (or the Swenson's or the Nelson's)," was a phrase often heard in Swedish.
This growing group of Swedish immigrants first worshipped in a log cabin erected in 1861 by Andrew John Nelson and three of his hired men, Carl Klint, Gottfried Anderson, and C. J. Swahn. The log cabin was also used as a school. The first church at Palm Valley was organized November 27, 1870, and was called Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Brushy Congregation. A Finnish pastor, the Rev. D. N. Tillman, was the first pastor of the congregation of 62 men, 33 women, and 61 children. Records indicate Rev. Tillman delivered his farewell sermon on April 21, 1872, after a sometimes colorful and controversial ministry.
All of Anna Palm's sons were sent to join the Confederate Army except the youngest, Henning, who died in 1863. When asked where her son should be buried, Anna responded, "Under the tallest oak tree there." Thus began the Palm Valley Lutheran Cemetery. After the war, Anna Palm wrote S. M. Swenson and requested that the land where Henning was buried be designated as a cemetery. Also, she wrote that she wished he would donate enough acreage for a church and school. In June, 1871, just over 21 acres were donated by S. M. Swenson to the Swedish Lutheran Church Association. The first trustees for the association were Arvid Nelson, Daniel Hurd, Andrew J. Palm and C. A. Engstrand.
In 1872, a second church was built to replace the little log church during the ministry of Norwegian pastor, Rev. O. O. Estrem. Plans were drawn by Andrew John Nelson, and lumber was hauled by oxen from Austin. In 1875, the church became affiliated with the Augustana Lutheran Synod. The mission Board sent Pastor J. O. Cavallin to serve the congregation for an interim period. In 1876, Pastor Martin Noyd was called to Palm Valley, as the first resident pastor. In March, 1876, ten students comprised the first class to be confirmed in the church. The first parsonage was built that same year. In 1882, the frame church was enlarged and a bell tower added. The white frame church was also used as a school until the consolidation of Palm Valley school and Stoney Point school which was located a few miles east. In 1883, an additional five acres of land north of the cemetery were donated by Hedda Sandahl.
The cornerstone of the present church was laid June 19, 1894, during the pastorate of the Rev. Gustaf Berglund. The church was dedicated April 12, 1896, as Brushy Lutheran Church. The church, of red compressed brick, was built by the Belford Lumber Company of Georgetown, Texas, at a cost of $10,000, and was fully paid for upon completion. Gothic in style, it is 70 feet long and 40 feet wide. Quoting from the original Swedish minutes, "it was to have a steeple to be seen far and wide." This specification was truly carried out and the original iron cross still stands atop the steeple. The primary woods used in the construction of the church are native oak and yellow pine. The interior wainscoating and vaulted beaded ceiling are made of yellow pine and are beautifully preserved. The original stained glass windows were of predominately blue and yellow colors (not coincidentally, the colors of the Swedish flag!) Upon completion of the red brick sanctuary, the old church was moved near the new structure to be used as a parish hall.
Pastor Berglund continued to serve until his death in 1899, and is one of two Palm Valley pastors buried in the church cemetery. R. P. Axsell served as pastor form 1899 to 1905.