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| | Catherine Balthis was born in Virginia City, NV in 1876. Balthis settled in Fresno, CA in 1878 and taught in the public schools for about 40 years. During the 1890s she studied painting locally with Mattie C. Shelton. A spinster, she died in Fresno on Oct. 25, 1931. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Art and Artists of 19th Century Fresno (Ralph J. Gorny); Death record; Fresno Bee, 10-26-1932 (obituary). | | 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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