This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Florence Minard was born in Maine on Dec. 3, 1886. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1903, Minard settled in Berkeley, CA. She taught art at Mills College from 1922-44. While at Mills, she illustrated a book about Santa Claus and was credited with saving Berkeley's Aquatic Park from development. A spinster, Minard died in Berkeley on Feb. 19, 1985. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; SF Examiner, 2-22-1985 (obituary). | | 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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