Biography from AskART:
| | Born in San Francisco, CA on March 20, 1871. Benfield was a lifelong resident of her native city except for a few years in the early 1930s when she lived in Palo Alto. A spinster, she died on May 16, 1956. Exh: SFAA, 1919-29; Calif. Industries Expo (San Diego), 1926; Springville (UT) High School, 1926. In: Shasta State Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; 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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