The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin.
Sara
Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the
daughter of Sara Jane Foulk and Abraham Hess. Ms. Hess lived in
Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of
Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris,
France for three years, where she won the first award in the American
Women Artists Association.
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