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| | Born on Sept. 25, 1860 in Mobile into an old colonial family who were planters of Alabama's Black Warrior Valley. After studying at the PAFA, "Fannie" Campbell was in Washington, DC before moving to San Francisco in 1895. Her studio at 231 Post was a gathering spot for local artists until it burned in the 1906 disaster. She then moved across the bay to Berkeley into a rustic studio-home on Bancroft Way where she painted portraits and miniatures of many prominent people. At one time she was a staff artist for Overland Magazine. Her track is lost in 1912. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1897; SFAA, 1904; Starr King Fraternity, 1905; Studio Bldg (SF), 1906; Mark Hopkins Inst., 1906; Guild of Arts & Crafts (SF), 1906; Sketch Club (SF), 1907; Berkeley AA, 1908. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California State Library (Sacramento); SF Call, 12-12-1906 & 10-3-1909; American Art Annual 1909-10. | | 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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