Biography from AskART:
| | Born in New Albany, IN on April 14, 1863. Josephine Edwards appears to have moved to San Francisco when quite young. While at Mills College she began her art studies under Giuseppe Cadenasso and continued at the San Francisco School of Design and in Paris. After marrying Harris C. Capwell in 1890, the couple settled in Oakland where they established a department store. Mrs. Capwell remained active in the local art scene until her demise on April 21, 1951. Although her works are rare, she was known as a painter of landscapes, marines, and florals. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. Fair (SF), 1889-99; SFAA, 1897-1906; Oakland Home Club, 1908; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934; Oakland Art Gallery, 1934, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1940-45; Bay Region Artists, 1946. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1898-1900; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E); Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); 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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