This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Humboldt County, CA on Oct. 28, 1879. Della studied painting at an early age with local artist Charles T. Wilson. Like her teacher, she specialized in oils of the redwoods around her home. A lifelong resident of Humboldt County, she and her husband, James Slingsby, maintained a ranch overlooking the Eel River. Mrs. Slingsby died at the home of her sister in Ferndale on June 6, 1971. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; Ferndale Enterprise, 6-10-1971 (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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