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| | Born in Bayfield, WI on Feb. 7, 1877. Herbert studied at Columbia University, UC, and the School of Applied Design for Women in NYC. She taught art at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles for 40 years. Upon retirement in 1950, she moved to Laguna Beach where she remained until her death on May 3, 1968. Late in life she married Englishman John Hewett. Her painting subjects include marines, eucalyptus groves and the coast at Laguna. Member: Pacific AA; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Art Teachers Ass'n of Southern Calif., 1921-25. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; American Art Annual 1928. | | 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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