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| | Born in Northfield, MN on April 28, 1876. After graduating from the Pratt Institute in NYC, Way taught in Colorado Springs, CO until 1917. She then moved to Los Angeles into a studio-home in the Topanga Canyon and continued teaching in the public schools for 25 years. She died there on Aug. 23, 1966. Married twice, she was the wife of James Mathieson and Ruben Van Alen. Exh: Marmount Studios, Topanga Canyon (LA), 1924; Santa Monica, 1932. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Los Angeles Times, 9-11-1949; Census; Women Artists of the American West; Death record; Northfield News, 10-13-1966 & Santa Monica Evening Outlook, 8-26-1966 (obits). | | 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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