Regina Olson Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Regina Olson Hughes

American scientific illustrator

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1895

Place of Birth: Herman, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1993

Profession: painter, botanical illustrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Regina Olson Hughes (1895–1993) was an American scientific illustrator in Botanical Art.
Born February 1, 1895 in Herman, Nebraska, she became fascinated with the world of plants and flowers.
Her parents were Gilbert and Johanna (Sullivan) Olson.
At age 10, she contracted scarlet fever and slowly decreased her hearing until she became fully deaf at age 14.
In order for her to communicate with her peers, she relied on lip reading and written notes for business work.
Hughes retained her speech skills and continued to speak fluently throughout her adulthood.
She became proficient in sign language when she enrolled in Gallaudet College. She loved her rural home, rampant with weeds, plants and flowers.
An interest in art also dominated her childhood.
Her parents provided art tutoring.
Plants and flowers were her favorite subjects.
In 1923, Hughes married Frederick H.
Hughes and lived on Gallaudet University's campus for thirty years.
He was Gallaudet's legendary Deaf economics professor, theater enthusiast, and football coach.
In 1956, he died of a heart attack.
She died August 12, 1993 due to heart failure at age 98.