1874 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1949 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, sculptor.
Painter, sculptor, teacher. Born on Aug. 29, 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edith was the daugher of Henry Garrfgues who introduced aseptic surgery to the U.S. After moving to San Francisco in 1914,...
Read full biography Painter, sculptor, teacher. Born on Aug. 29, 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edith was the daugher of Henry Garrfgues who introduced aseptic surgery to the U.S. After moving to San Francisco in 1914, she studied with Wm M. Chase in Carmel. Following her marriage in 1925 to Julian Hawthorne (son of...
Read full biography Painter, sculptor, teacher. Born on Aug. 29, 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edith was the daugher of Henry Garrfgues who introduced aseptic surgery to the U.S. After moving to San Francisco in 1914, she studied with Wm M. Chase in Carmel. Following her marriage in 1925 to Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathaniel), she settled into a studio-home in San Francisco at 1223 8th Avenue. She lived in Pasadena for a few years in the early 1930s. While there, she painted satyrs and nymphs in sunlit settings....
Read full biography Painter, sculptor, teacher. Born on Aug. 29, 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edith was the daugher of Henry Garrfgues who introduced aseptic surgery to the U.S. After moving to San Francisco in 1914, she studied with Wm M. Chase in Carmel. Following her marriage in 1925 to Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathaniel), she settled into a studio-home in San Francisco at 1223 8th Avenue. She lived in Pasadena for a few years in the early 1930s. While there, she painted satyrs and nymphs in sunlit settings. Primarily a landscape painter, the influence of Chase is seen in her work. Mrs. Hawthorne died in San Francisco on Jan. 5, 1949. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Society of Independent Artists. Exh: Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1920; Battey Gallery (LA), 1920;...
Read full biography Painter, sculptor, teacher. Born on Aug. 29, 1874 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edith was the daugher of Henry Garrfgues who introduced aseptic surgery to the U.S. After moving to San Francisco in 1914, she studied with Wm M. Chase in Carmel. Following her marriage in 1925 to Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathaniel), she settled into a studio-home in San Francisco at 1223 8th Avenue. She lived in Pasadena for a few years in the early 1930s. While there, she painted satyrs and nymphs in sunlit settings. Primarily a landscape painter, the influence of Chase is seen in her work. Mrs. Hawthorne died in San Francisco on Jan. 5, 1949. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Society of Independent Artists. Exh: Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1920; Battey Gallery (LA), 1920; CPLH, 1929 (solo); Society for Sanity in Art, 1940, 1945. SCA; AAA 1933; DR; SF Chronicle, 1-7-1949 (obit). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in