John Weir Perry
Edith Weir Perry was an American miniature painter and author who shifted her focus to writing after marriage.
Edith Weir Perry, born Edith Dean Weir in 1875, was the daughter of painter John Ferguson Weir and a notable artist in her own right. She studied at the Yale Art School, becoming one of its early female students and earning a certificate in 1898. Weir exhibited her miniature paintings in both America and Europe, with her work displayed at prestigious venues like the Pan-American Exposition, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, London's Royal Academy, and the Paris Salon.
Her artistic career saw a significant shift after her 1908 marriage to James DeWolf Perry, who later became the 18th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Following her marriage and the birth of their three children, she largely stepped away from painting. Perry then turned her attention to writing, producing several books. These included historical and religious topics such as "Under Four Tudors," a biography of Matthew Parker, "A Manual for Altar Guilds," and "Set Apart," which focused on the role of deaconesses. Edith Weir Perry passed away in 1955 in Charleston, South Carolina.
