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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Born in Connecticut in 1855. “Lily” Ward was a graduate of the Yale School of Arts. Arriving in California, she lived in the Santa Clara Valley in 1879 and then settled in Los Angeles where she taught drawing and painting until her demise on April 4, 1906. Missions were often a subject in her classes. Exhibited: California State Fair, 1879.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Moure); Census; Los Angeles Commercial, 9-16 & 17-1881; Los Angeles Times, 3-15-1882; City Directory; Death Record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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