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| Emma Gillis Smith was born in Iowa in 1848. By 1876 Smith had had established an art studio in San Francisco where she worked in India ink, crayon, and watercolor. She died there on Dec. 23, 1911.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Yreka Journal, 7-23-1876; 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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