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Printmaker
(1883–1969) In Lyme: c. 1940
Bertha Dougherty was born in New York, the daughter of a methodist minister, the Reverend Lyman Hurlbut. The family summered in Lyme, Connecticut. Bertha married an Episcopal minister named Burt Dougherty, who had a parish in Glen Rigdge, New Jersey. They had two sons, one who was an Olympic athlete who died in the 1930s, and the other who was a vice president of Union Carbide. The Doughertys also summered in Lyme.
She was a member of the Lyme Art Association and the Society of American Etchers. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Dougherty moved to "Old Town" Alexandria, Virginia and taught art classes. She became a mentor to many young people.
Congregational Church, Old Lyme 1991.115
Faith of Our Fathers 1991.116
Miss Florence's Shore, Lieutenant River 1985.9.57
My Doorway, Old Lyme 1989.9.2
Old Lyme Meadows 1989.9.1
Reeds, Old Lyme 2020.10
The Old House, Old Lyme, 1934 1995.20.1
Volume of Dougherty Etchings 2004.12