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| | Born in Corunna, MI on Sept. 13, 1846, the daughter of Maria Ferry and Edward Green. Eva's father came to California in 1849 with the Gold Rush. He returned to Michigan and in 1859 the Green family made the overland trek to California in a covered wagon. Settling in San Francisco, Eva and her sister Hattie grew up and attended public school there. Her father had become a successful financier and provided well for his family. Early in life Eva showed a marked talent for art and in 1872 she and Hattie went to Europe for art studies in Florence, Munich, and Paris. While in Paris Eva was a pupil of Danet who was greatly enamored with his young student and proposed marriage. After her mother opposed the marriage, she returned to California and in 1875 became the bride of George Perine, a San Francisco banker. During the 1880s she studied locally with Wm Keith. She was a resident of San Francisco until the death of her husband in 1920 and then moved to Laguna Beach where she was active with the Laguna Beach Art Ass'n until her death on March 7, 1938. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1925; Census; Keith, Old Master of California (Brother Cornelius); Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); South Coast News, 3-8-1938 (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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