Biography from AskART:
| | Born in California on Nov. 25, 1863. Mme. Durand graduated from the Government Fine Arts School in Paris. She taught art at the University of Washington prior to moving to California. She was a resident of San Francisco from 1916 and director of the CSFA in 1918. She also lived in Santa Rosa in 1929-30 and San Diego in the 1920s and 1930s. She died at Modesto (CA) State Hospital on March 15, 1949. Member: SFAA; SF Women Artists. Exh: SFAA, 1916-18 (paintings on cement), 1925 (oils); Calif. Industries Expo (San Diego), 1926; GGIE, 1939. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Chronicle, 10-22-1921, 3/4; 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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