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| | Born in France. Pététin made her first trip to San Francisco in 1861 and stayed about six months. During the 1870s and 1880s she was one of San Francisco's most successful women artists and considered an artist of great ability. Her forte was historical genre. Exh: SFAA, 1872-73. In: Bancroft Library & Art Museum at UC Berkeley. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); California State Library (Sacramento); SF Alta, 7-19-1861 & 8-3-1861. | | 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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