Four paintings by Piermont artist Adelaide Palmer are on display through January 2026
The Piermont Public Library is fortunate to own three oil paintings by artist Adelaide Palmer, an accomplished landscape, floral and still life painter. Palmer’s artwork is displayed annually at the Piermont Library. She was born in Orford, New Hampshire, to State Senator Henry H. Palmer and after working as a school teacher, she pursued a fine arts education in Boston. She soon developed a successful career in the fine arts. She would later become a painting teacher in both Boston and Piermont, New Hampshire. Palmer utilized her creative skills as a commercial artist as well, designing the original label for the Fruit of the Loom brand.
Palmer lived on what is now Church Street in Piermont. Devoted to her painting and teaching, Palmer never married and remained close with her parents and sister, and doted upon her seven nieces and nephews. Two of her paintings can be found in the collection of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Many Piermont residents also possess beautiful artworks by Adelaide Palmer.
