Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Sioux Falls, SD on Feb. 5, 1884. Grace Purdie was educated at the University of Wisconsin and AIC. After her marriage to Carl Moon in St Joseph, MO in 1911, the Moons settled in Pasadena in 1914. She is known for her paintings of Indian children and several books on Indians which she wrote and illustrated with her husband. They include: Flaming Arrow, Painted Moccasin, Tah-Kee, and Indians of the Southwest (four volumes). Mrs. Moon died in Pasadena on Sept. 6, 1947. Member: Calif. Writer's Guild. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in California 1942; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); Death record; NY Times, 9-8-1947 (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. |
Biography from AskART:
| Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she was a writer and illustrator of children's books about Southwest Indians.
She was educated by private tutors and at the University of Wisconsin and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. She married artist Carl Moon in 1911, and they settled in Pasadena where they collaborated in writing and illustrating children's books. |
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