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EDWARDS, HARRY C.-A painter and illustrator, died in 1922. He was born in Philadelphia, November 29, 1868, and was a pupil of Adelphi College, Brooklyn, under Whittaker; and of the Art Students League of New York under Mowbray, He was a member of the Salmagundi Club, 1901; and of Brooklyn Society of Artists. illustrated "The Gun Brand," "Blackwater Bayou," etc.

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EMERSON, CHARLES CHASE.-A painter and illustrator, died in 1922. member of the Society of Illustrators, 1912, the Salmagundi Club, and the Boston Art Club.

FINDLAY, WILLIAM H.--An art dealer of Kansas City, Mo., died in Excelsior Springs, Mo., in October, 1923. He was born in 1845.

FISHER, MARK, A.R.A.-A landscape painter, died in London, April 30, 1923. He was born in Boston, Mass., and studied in Paris. He had received medals at the Paris, Chicago and St. Louis Expositions. He was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1913 and was a member of the New English Art Club, and the Essex Art Club. FLAGG, MRS. NELLIE MCCORMICK.-Wife of the painter and illustrator, James Montgomery Flagg, died at her home in New York City, April 20, 1923. She was born in St. Louis, Mo.

GOODYEAR, WILLIAM H.-Curator of art at the Brooklyn Institute, and an authority on architecture and archaeology, died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., February 19, 1923. He was born in New Haven, Conn., April 21, 1846. He studied in Germany, and later went to Cyprus, when he made studies in sculpture, a subject he later pursued at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was assistant curator from 1881 to 1888. At one time he taught at Cooper Union, New York City. He was also a lecturer and writer.

GORSKI, STANISLAS.-An author and artist, died September 4, 1923. He was born in Poland in 1854, and came to America in 1902. His painting "Wallstein" received a first prize in Paris in 1884. His memoirs, which were written in Polish, were translated into several languages.

HANEY, JAMES PARTON.-Director of Art in the High Schools of New York City, died at his home March 3, 1923. Born in New York, April 16, 1869, he was educated in its public schools and later graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and practiced medicine a few years. While at City College he had specialized in art and mechanics and later studied at the Art Students' League and with Bell, Du Mond and Mucha. His success as a teacher of manual training in the evening schools led to his appointment to the newly created position of Supervisor of Drawing and Manual Training in Manhattan and the Bronx. After thirteen years, in 1909, he was called to organize the art in the high schools. Dr. Haney was one of the founders of the National Society for Vocational Education, the Council of Supervisors, and the School Crafts Club. He was an honorary member of the Art-inTrades Club and a member of the Eastern Arts Association, the Municipal Art Society, the Salmagundi Club and the MacDowell Club. His influence was most strongly felt as Chairman of the School Art League, which fosters the interests of art education in the Public Schools of New York; as Director of the Summer Art School of New York University; as a lecturer and writer on "Appreciation of Beauty," "Art for Use" and "Industrial Art Education." He wrote a rhymed Victory Pageant, "Nike' Apteros," and a number of occasional verses. His "New Year Greeting" has been published by the School Art League to aid in endowing the Haney Memorial Industrial Art Scholarship.

HARRISON, HENRY.--A portrait painter, died in Jersey City, N. J., during the summer of 1923. He was born in Nottingham, England, and came to America shortly after the Civil War. He painted portraits of former President Wilson, former Governor Murphy, and other well known public men.

HERING, ELSIE WARD.-A sculptor, and wife of the sculptor Henry Hering, died in New York City, in January, 1923. She was born in Favette, Mo., August 29, 1872, and studied in Denver, Colo., and with Augustus Saint Gaudens. She was a member of the Denver Art Club. In 1902 she was awarded a silver medal at the Charleston Exposition, and received a bronze medal at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Her work includes "Schermerhorn memorial font in Chapel of our Savior," Denver, Colo.; W. C. T. U. drinking fountain, St. Louis Museum. She completed the George Baker Memorial at Mount Kisco, which was begun by Saint Gaudens a short time before his death.

HIRSCHBERG, CARL.- A painter and illustrator, died in Danbury, Conn., June 2, 1923. He was born in Germany, March 8, 1854. He was a pupil of the Art Students' League of New York, and of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Lefebvre and Cabanel. He was one of the founders of the Salmagundi Club. He specialized as a figure painter of genre.

HOFFMAN, MAXIMILIAN A. A sculptor and painter, died July 1, 1922.

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born at Trier, Germany, February 6, 1887, and was a pupil of the Milwaukee Art Students' League, and the Royal Academy of Munich. He was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists, and of the Society of Western Sculptors. HUNT, E. AUBREY.--A painter, died at Hastings, Eng., November 22, 1922. born at Weymouth, Mass., February 7, 1855, and was a pupil of Gerome in Paris. He was a member of the English Art Club of London. He is represented in the Leeds Gallery of Art and the Leicester Gallery of Art, England.

JENKINS, MRS. MARTHA E.-A painter, was killed in an automobile accident in February, 1923. She was born in Charleston, Ill., and studied in Boston and Chicago, and under Duveneck. She was a member of the Chicago Arts Club, and of the Arts Club of Washington, D. C. For many years she acted as the Illinois representative for "The American Art Annual." JENKS, JOHN STORY,-A vice-president of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, died in Philadelphia in April, 1923. He was a patron of the arts and crafts. JOHNSON, RALPH CROSS.-An art collector and patron, died at Bath, Me., July 10, 1923. He was the donor of a valuable collection of paintings to the National Gallery of Art at Washington. KALDENBERG, FREDERICK ROBERT.-A sculptor and craftsman, died in New York City, in October, 1923. He was born in New York City, in 1855, and was selftaught. He was a member of the National Sculpture Society, 1893, the New York Architectural League, 1898, and the New York Society of Craftsmen. He was awarded a bronze medal by the American Institute, 1869, and a gold medal in Cincinnati, 1884. He made a specialty of ivory carving.

KIMBALL, ALONZO MYRON.-A painter and illustrator, died in Evanston, Ill., August 27, 1923. He was born in Green Bay, Wis., August 14, 1874, and was a pupil of the Art Students' League of New York, and of the Julian Academy, under Lefebvre also Whistler and Courtois. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators, 1911. KINSELLA, JAMES. A painter, died at his home in New York City, January 5, 1923. He was born in New York, December 14, 1857, and was a pupil of the National Academy of Design, and of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a member of the Artists' Aid Society and of the National Arts Club. In 1903, he was awarded a silver medal by the American Art Society of Philadelphia. His painting "Seven O'Clock from Manasquan" is owned by the Newark (N. J.), Technical School. KOEN, TERENCE A.-An architect, died May 17, 1923. He was born in 1858, and for a time was connected with the firm of McKim, Mead and White. KNOWLES, HARRY P.-An architect, died January 1, 1923, in New York City. He was born in 1871.

KOST, FREDERICK W., N.A.-A landscape painter, died at his home on Long Island, Brookhaven, February 23, 1923. He was born in New York City, May 15, 1865, and was a pupil of the National Academy of Design under William Macy. He was made an Associate of the National Academy of Design, 1900, and an Academician in 1906. He was a member of the Artists' Fund Society, Lotos Club and the Century Club. His awards included an honorable mention at the Paris Exposition, 1900; bronze medal at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901; silver medal, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. He is represented in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, by "On the St. John River, N. B."; Brooklyn Institute Museum by "Smithfield Marshes, Staten Island"; Montclair Art Museum by "Moonrise, Fox Hills." LAMBERT, CATHOLINA.-An art collector, died at his home at Bella Vista, near Paterson, N. J., in February, 1923.

LEE, HOMER.-A painter and Engraver, died at his home in New York City, January 26,
1923. He was born in Mansfield, O., May 18, 1856, and was a pupil of his father
John Lee, R. C. Minor, and of Robert Mackintosh of Toronto; he also studied in
Europe. He was the founder of the Homer Lee Banknote Co. of New York.
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a member of the Lotos Club, 1895; Salmagundi Club, 1895; Artists' Fund Society. His awards included an honorable mention at Vienna, 1873; first class medal, State of Ohio, 1887; honorable mention, Paris Exposition, 1900; bronze medal, Charleston Exposition, 1902. LITTLE, JOHN WESLEY.-A landscape painter died at his home in Williamsport, Pa., during the fall of 1923. He was born at Forksville, Pa., in 1867, and was a pupil of the National Academy of Design and of Leonard Ochtman in New York. He was a member of the Washington Water Color Club, the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, and the Chicago Water Color Club. He was awarded a silver medal by the American Art Society, Philadelphia, in 1902. He is represented by a mural decoration in the Franklin Building, Williamsport, Pa. McCARTHY, JOHN O'TOOLE. A painter and expert penman, died at his home in Washington, July 25, 1923. He was born in Ireland in 1843, and came to the United States in 1863. He engrossed resolutions, memorials and other official papers so perfectly that they often passed as steel engravings.

MACCORD, CHARLES WILLIAM.—A painter, died at his home in Bridgeport, Conn., January 7, 1923. He was born in Allegheny City, Pa., February 3, 1852, and was self-taught. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club, 1897; Thumb Tack Club of Bridgeport; Lotos Club; League of American Artists. He is represented by "Light on the Hills," in the Bridgeport Public Library, and "The Last Ray," Sea Side Club, Bridgeport.

MACNAMEE, HOWARD WILSON. -An art dealer, died at his home in Philadelphia, in May, 1923. He was president of the firm of J. E. McClees & Co., and was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Print Club.

MAYNARD, GEORGE WILLOUGHBY, N.A.-A painter, died in New York, April 5, 1923. He was born in Washington, D.C., March 5, 1843, and was a pupil of the National Academy of Design in New York and Royal Academy in Antwerp. He was made an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1881, and in 1885 became an Academician. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, 1880; American Water Color Society; Artists' Aid Society; Salmagundi Club; Century Association.

His awards included: Temple gold medal, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1884; medal American Art Association, New York, 1888; Evans prize, American Water Color Society, 1889; designer's medal, Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; Shaw prize, Society of American Artists, 1897; silver medal, Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. He is represented by the following decorations: "Moses and King David," St. John's Church, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; "Music and Dance," Bijou Theatre, Boston; ceiling, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City; frieze, Appellate Court House, New York City; "Adventure," "Discovery," "Conquest," "Civilization," and "The Virtues," panels in Library of Congress, Washington; frieze, Essex Co. Court House, Newark, N. J.; brass inlay in floor, Entrance Hall, Library of Columbia University, New York, and the following pictures: "In Strange Seas," Metropolitan Museum, New York; "Sappho," Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; represented in the National Gallery, Washington. He was the librarian of the National Academy of Design. MILLER, WILLIAM.-A wood engraver, died January 10, 1923. He was born in New York City, December 3, 1850, and studied engraving on wood at Frank Leslie's publishing house, and also in Germany. His awards included a medal at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; bronze medal, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. He is represented in the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C.; Boston Museum of Art; New York Public Library; Springfield (Mass.) Museum; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh.

MILLET, LOUIS J.-A mural painter, craftsman and teacher, died in Chicago, September 2, 1923. He was a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a member

of the Chicago Society of Artists; the Chicago Architectural Club, and the Municipal Art League of Chicago. He was awarded medals at Paris in 1889, and 1900; Chicago, 1893. He made a specialty of designing interior decorations.

MORSE, EDWARD LIND.-A painter and author, and son of the inventor and painter S. F. B. Morse, died at his home in Pittsfield, Mass., June 9, 1923. He was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 29, 1857, and was a pupil of Thumann, Gussow, Thedy in Germany; Bouguereau and Ferrier in Paris. His principal literary work was "Samuel F. B. Morse. His Life and Letters."

NEEDHAM, CHARLES AUSTIN.-A landscape painter, sculptor, illustrator and craftsman, died November 24, 1923. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., October 30, 1844, and was a pupil of August Will and the Art Students' League of New York. He was a member of the New York Water Color Club, American Water Color Society, League of American Artists, and of the Salmagundi Club, 1903. His awards included a medal and honorable mention at the Atlanta Exposition, 1895; honorable mention, New York State Fair, Syracuse, 1898; bronze medal, Paris Exposition, 1900; silver Medal, Charleston Exposition, 1902; bronze, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. NORCROSS, ELEANOR.-A painter and collector, died October 18, 1923, at her summer home at Fitchburg, Mass. She was a pupil of Alfred Stevens.

NORTON, CHARLES D.-An American financier, and treasurer of the American Federation of Arts, died at his home in New York City, March 5, 1923. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1871. Besides being an officer of many business concerns he was a trustee of the American Red Cross, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Academy in Rome, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Sage Foundation Homes Company.

NORTON. GEORGIE LEIGHTON.-Associate director of the Cleveland School of Art, died August 18, 1923. She was a graduate of the Massachusetts Normal Art School, and in 1891 went to Cleveland to take charge of the school. For twenty-seven years she was the director of the Cleveland School of Art. PARKHURST, THOMAS SHREWSBURY.-A landscape painter and illustrator, died at Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., during the spring of 1923. He was born at Manchester, England, August 1, 1853. He was a member of the Toledo Tile Club: Salmagundi Club; National Arts Club. He is represented by "October Skies," and "The Spirit of the Maumee," Toledo Museum of Art: "Landscape," Grand Rapids Art Association; "Chariot of the Sky," Oakland (Calif.) Art Museum; and is represented in the collections of the Lima (0.) Art League; Des Moines (Ia.) Art Club; Oklahoma Art League. PARSONS, SAMUEL.-A landscape architect, died February 3, 1923, in New York City. He was born in New Bedford, Mass., in 1845. He was a former park commissioner. He was largely responsible for the development of Central Park and Riverside Drive, and designed a 1,400 acre park at San Diego, Calif. He was

PERETTI, ACHILLE.-A painter died in Chicago during the summer of 1923.

born in Italy, but had lived in New Orleans for many years. He had decorated several churches in New Orleans.

PORTER, CHARLES ETHEN.-A painter, died March 6, 1923. He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of the Fine Arts.

POTTER, EDWARD CLARK, N.A.-Sculptor, died at his home at New London, Conn., during the summer of 1923. He was born in New London, November 26, 1857. He was made an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1905, and in 1906 became an Academician. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, 1894; National Sculpture Society, 1893; New York Architectural League, 1898; National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was awarded a gold medal at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. He made a specialty of animals. His work included: "Fulton," Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.; "Gov. Blair," Lansing, Mich.; "Gen Slocum," Gettys

burg; "Sleeping Fawn," Chicago Art Institute; equestrian statue of Gen. Phil Kearny, Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C.; "Gen George Custer," Monroe, Mich.; “Gen. George B. McClellan," Smith Memorial Arch, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia; "Lions," New York Public Library; "Lions," Morgan Memorial Library, New York; "Sidney Lanier" memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Ga.; "The Bugler," Brookline, Mass.; Memorial, "Col, Reynal Bolling," Greenwich, Conn. In collaboration with D. C. French the following: "Gen. Grant,' Fairmount Park, Philadelphia; "Washington," Paris and Chicago; "Gen. Hooker," Boston.

POWRIE, ROBERT.-A sculptor and painter died December 13, 1922. He was born in 1843. His chief work is the Memorial to Gen. John Gibbons in Arlington Cemetery. PRICE, EUGENIA.-A painter and teacher, died in Los Angeles, Calif., during the fall of 1923. She was born in Beaumont, Tex., in 1865, and was a pupil of the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Julian Academy in Paris. She was a member of the Alumni Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Arts Club, Texas Fine Arts Society, Chicago Society of Miniature Painters, San Antanio Art League, Southern States Art League.

REICH, JACQUES. An etcher, died at Dumraven, N. Y., July 8, 1923. He was born in Hungary, August 10, 1852; and came to the United States in 1873. He studied in Budapest, Paris, New York and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was a member of the Chicago Society of Etchers and of the Print Makers of California. His work includes: Pen portraits for Scribner's "Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings," and for Appleton's "Cyclopedia of American Biography," Mace's "History of the United States"; Cordy's "History of the United States.' He is represented by etchings in the Chicago Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City Public Library; New York State Library; Cornell University. ROBINSON, LEONI WARREN.-An architect, died February 13, 1920, in New Haven. He designed more public buildings in Connecticut than any other architect. SELIGMANN, JACQUES.-A connoisseur and art dealer died in Paris, October 31, 1923. He was born in 1859.

SHANNON, JAMES JEBUSA, R.A,-A celebrated portrait painter, died in London, March 6, 1923. He was born in Auburn, N. Y., in 1862, and at the age of eight was taken to Canada. In 1878 he went to England and studied at the South Kensington School. In 1897 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy, and became an Academician in 1909. He was knighted in 1922. He was a member of the New English Art Club and the Society of Portrait Painters. His awards included a medal at the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh. 1897, and the Lippincott prize at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1899. He is represented by "Girl in Brown" in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington; "Miss Kitty," in the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; "Fairy Tales" and "Magnolia," in the Metropolitan Museum; "The Flower Girl," National Gallery, London.

SHEA, EDWARD L.-An architect, died February 12, 1923. He was born in 1873. He was the constructor of the automobile speedway at Sheepshead Bay, New York. SMITH, GEORGE WALTER VINCENT.-A collector and art patron, died March 28, 1923. He was the donor and director of the Springfield, Mass., Art Museum. STOCKBRIDGE, DANA W.-A painter, died November 24, 1922. He was born in Haverhill, Mass., January 29, 1881, and was a pupil of the Fine Arts School of Harvard University and of the Eric Pape School of Art.

STORY, GEORGE HENRY, A.N.A.-A painter, died at his home in New York City, November 24, 1923. He was born in New Haven, Conn., January 22, 1835, and was a pupil of Charles Hine in New Haven, and also studied in Europe. He was made an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1875, and was a member of the Lotos Club and of the Artists Fund Society. His awards included the Maine State Medal, 1859; medal, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876. From 1889 to 1906 he was curator of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum, and was the acting director 1904 and 1905; since 1906 he had been the curator emeritus. Since 1899 he had been director of the art department of Wadsworth Athenaeum. He is represented by "The Young Mother," "Alexander S. Murray," and "Self Portrait," Metropolitan Museum, New York; "Lincoln," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. TRNKA, MRS. ANNA BELLE WING.-A painter, died in 1922. She was born in Buffalo, N. Y., February 18, 1876, and was a pupil of Lucius W. Hitchcock in Buffalo; and of George Bridgman in New York. She was a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, and of the New York Society of Craftsmen. Her awards included an honorable mention at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901; bronze medal at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904; and silver medal for miniatures, Panama-Pacific Exposi tion, San Francisco, 1915.

TSCHUDI, RUDOLF.-A painter and teacher, died at his home in Cincinnati, O., July 23. 1923. He was born in Switzerland, April 27, 1855, and was a pupil of Ruch at Glarns. He was a member of the Cincinnati Art Club. His awards included a first prize at the Ohio Mechanics' Institute, 1874, and a silver medal at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. He is represented by "Surrender of Lee" and portraits of Jefferson and Lincoln, Evanston School, Cincinnati; eleven paintings at the Art Museum, Glarns, Switzerland. UPTON, FLORENCE K.-A painter and illustrator, died at her home in London, October 16, 1922. She was born in New York, and was a pupil of Kenyon Cox; Raphael Collin in Paris; George Hitchcock in Holland. She was a member of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In 1905 she was awarded a medal of honor at the International Exposition at Nantes, France. She was the creator and illustrator of the "Golliwog" series of children's books.

VARIAN, GEORGE EDMUND.-An illustrator, died at his home in Brooklyn, April 13, 1923. He was born in Liverpool, Eng., October 16, 1865, and was a pupil of the Brooklyn Art Guild and the Art Students League of New York. He was a member of the Brooklyn Art Club and of the Salmagundi Club, 1905. He illustrated "Seen in Germany," by R. S. Baker, and "The Tragedy of Pelee," by George Kennan. WALLER, FRANK. A painter and architect, died at his home in Morristown, N. J., March 9, 1923. He was born in 1842. He was an incorporator and former president of the Art Students' League of New York. He was honorary secretary of the Egypt Exploration Fund Society. WHEELER, MRS. CANDACE THURBER.-A designer and writer, died August 5, 1923. She was born in 1828. She was the founder of the first Society of Decorative Arts and the Associated Artists, and was the director of the Woman's Building at the Chicago Exposition in 1893. She was the author of several books on household art. WHITEMAN, SAMUEL EDWIN.-A landscape painter and teacher, died October 27, 1922. He was born in Philadelphia in 1860, and was a pupil in Paris of Lefebvre, Boulanger and Constant at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1890 he returned to Baltimore where he was professor of freehand drawing and director of the art department of Johns Hopkins University. For 25 years he was the director of the Charcoal Club School of Art. He was a member of the Charcoal Club.

WYNKOOP, JOHN.-An architect, died at his home in New York, December 13, 1923. He was born in Ohio in 1883, and studied at Columbia, and at the New York BeauxArts Society, where he won the Paris prize, which entitled him to admission to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris without examination. He was awarded three first medals in Paris. He designed the Christian Science Church at 110th Street, New York City. He was professor of architecture in the University of Pennsylvania. YEWELL, GEORGE HENRY, N.A.-A painter, died at his home on Lake George, N. Y., September 26, 1923. He was born in Havre-de-Grace, Md., in 1830, and was a pupil of Thomas Hicks in New York, and of Couture in Paris. He became an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1862, and was made an Academician in 1880. He was also a member of the Artists' Fund Society and of the Century Association. He is represented by "Interior of St. Mark's Church, Venice," in the Metropolitan Museum of Art; "Santa Maria della Salute-Venice," Louisville, Ky., Art Gallery; "Interior of St. Mark's Church, Venice," Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford; and by the following portraits: Ex-Governor of Iowa, Samuel J. Kirkwood; Major-General Grenville M. Dodge and General John F. Dillon, Historical Department, Des Moines, Ia.; Cornelius R. Agnew, Academy of Medicine, New York City; William H. Paxton, D.D., Presbyterian Building, New York City.

YOUNG, ARETTA.-A painter, poet, and teacher, died at the Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah, in March, 1923. She was born in Idaho in 1864, and had studied at
Columbia University under Arthur W. Dow.
She was an instructor at the Young
University.

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