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| The following is submitted by William A Anderson, maternal great grand-nephew of Lizzie Eichbaum and her brother, George Eichbaum.
Lizzie Eichbaum was born in July of 1852. She was the sister of George C. Eichbaum who was a prominent portrait painter in Saint Louis during the late 1800s and early 1900s. They shared the studio at 816 Olive Street in Saint Louis, and they, along with their sister Helen, lived at 5104 Shaw Avenue. They later resided at 4120 Castleman Ave.
Lizzie was educated in Saint Louis and New Albany, Indiana after which she took up art as a vocation. She studied in the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts. In 1882, she was
awarded a medal by the school for the excellence of her work. At one time she was a pupil of William M. Chase in an art class at Shinnecock, Long Island. She was also a portrait artist, doing works in oil as well as in pastel. She also painted landscapes and florals.
Lizzie died at age 74 in July of 1926. She is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis.
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