This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Mexico on Oct. 16, 1906. Sofia moved to California with her family at an early age. While attending the CSFA, she met her husband-to-be Ray Bertrand. From 1937 she lived with her husband across the Golden Gate in Mill Valley. After their separation in the 1940s, she moved south to the small town of Goleta near Santa Barbara where she continued to paint until about 1965. She died there on Jan. 10, 1996. Exh: SFAA, 1935. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family. | | 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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|