The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women Artists Association. Before opening her own studio in New York, Sara Hess was an art supervisor in the public schools of Benton Harbor, Michigan and in Gary, Indiana. In her later years, Ms. Hess resided in San Diego, California, where she continued... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women Artists Association. Before opening her own studio in New York, Sara Hess was an art supervisor in the public schools of Benton Harbor, Michigan and in Gary, Indiana. In her later years, Ms. Hess resided in San Diego, California, where she continued to paint her well-known flower and landscape pictures. She died on May 30, 1960 in San Diego.... Read full biography