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| | Born in Cleveland, OH on Feb. 3, 1906. Letitia Quinn moved to Los Angeles with her parents a few months after her birth. She later married Dewey Shortreed and became active in the local art scene. She died in Los Angeles of peritonitis on Aug. 9, 1940. Exh: Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1937. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Death record. | | 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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