A relatively well-known artist in Chicago in the early 20th century, Marie Blanke was a painter of landscapes and still life and a popular teacher of design classes at Lewis Institute.  Her father was a Superior Court Judge.  She graduated from Lake View High School and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago, having earned a scholarship from the Chicago Women's Club.  She studied with artist and illustrator Frederick Richardson , whom she revered and cited as a major i (showing 500 of 4049 characters).