Bessie Wheeler was a painter about whom little is known, other than that she was born in 1876. She painted portraits of people encountered on the streets of Honolulu around 1900. She contributed illustrations to Thrum's Hawaiian Annual and was a member of the Kilohana Art League.
Flower Lei Seller oil on canvas painting by Bessie Wheeler, c. 1900
Date c. 1900
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