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| | Born in Watsonville, CA on April 14, 1908. Benteen earned an M.A. degree at UC Berkeley and her teaching credentials at Columbia University. She further studied at the CCAC, Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco, and with Hans Hofmann. After 1932 she was an art professor at San Francisco State College. Her articles on art education often appeared in Design magazine. By 1945 she was the wife of artist William Hyde Irwin. After settling in Santa Cruz County, she was a resident of Brookdale until her demise on July 13, 1990. Member: SF Women Artists. Exh: Residence Club (SF), 1940. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Chronicle, 5-8-1940, p.13; Who's Who in American Art 1947; 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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