Born in Heysham, England on Sept. 11, 1874. At age six Gertrude immigrated to Oakland with her family. She studied under her father J. H. E. Partington who became a well-known portraitist in the San... Read full biography
Born in Heysham, England on Sept. 11, 1874. At age six Gertrude immigrated to Oakland with her family. She studied under her father J. H. E. Partington who became a well-known portraitist in the San Francisco Bay area. At the turn of the century she was an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner... Read full biography
Born in Heysham, England on Sept. 11, 1874. At age six Gertrude immigrated to Oakland with her family. She studied under her father J. H. E. Partington who became a well-known portraitist in the San Francisco Bay area. At the turn of the century she was an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner doing society and court room sketches, and then went to Paris for further study at Académie Delecluse and with G. X. Prinet. While in Paris she exhibited at the Salon and learned to make dry point... Read full biography
Born in Heysham, England on Sept. 11, 1874. At age six Gertrude immigrated to Oakland with her family. She studied under her father J. H. E. Partington who became a well-known portraitist in the San Francisco Bay area. At the turn of the century she was an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner doing society and court room sketches, and then went to Paris for further study at Académie Delecluse and with G. X. Prinet. While in Paris she exhibited at the Salon and learned to make dry point etchings. After her European studies, she returned to San Francisco and established a studio at 220 Post Street where she produced etchings, portraits, and oils of sand dunes, the Golden Gate, and scenes of the San Francisco Bay area. Gertrude was a... Read full biography
Born in Heysham, England on Sept. 11, 1874. At age six Gertrude immigrated to Oakland with her family. She studied under her father J. H. E. Partington who became a well-known portraitist in the San Francisco Bay area. At the turn of the century she was an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner doing society and court room sketches, and then went to Paris for further study at Académie Delecluse and with G. X. Prinet. While in Paris she exhibited at the Salon and learned to make dry point etchings. After her European studies, she returned to San Francisco and established a studio at 220 Post Street where she produced etchings, portraits, and oils of sand dunes, the Golden Gate, and scenes of the San Francisco Bay area. Gertrude was a cofounder of the California Society of Etchers in 1913 and exhibited often with the San Francisco Art Ass'n.&nb. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (16)
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Emerging from the Shadows: Volume One (A-D) A Survey of Women Artists Working in California, 1860-1960
2015
St. Gaudens, Maurine (Editor)
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)