Edna Stoddart
Edna Stoddart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 22, 1966 Mexico |
| Resting place | San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Education | Mills College California College of the Arts California School of Fine Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, diarist |
| Spouse | Louis Siegriest |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Relatives | Josephine Earp (aunt) Lundy Siegriest (stepson) |
Edna Stoddart (died December 22, 1966) was an American painter and diarist.
Life
Stoddart was born in Oakland, California.[1] Her aunt was Josephine Earp.[2] She graduated from Mills College, the California College of the Arts, and the California School of Fine Arts.[1][3] She was trained by Jean Varda, David Park, Mark Rothko, Felix Ruvolo, and Glenn Wessels.[4]
Stoddart became an oil painter.[1] According to Mick Gidley, an Emeritus Professor of American Literature & Culture at the University of Leeds, Stoddart's "brightly coloured pictures looked like illustrations to lost or unwritten fairy tales, and teemed with creatures, both familiar and exotic."[2] Stoddart exhibited her work in the United States, Canada and Mexico.[1] She was also a life-long diarist.[2]
Stoddart had a son, Emil Cowing, and a daughter, Marjorie Macartney, from a previous marriage. She later married painter Louis Siegriest, and they resided in Oakland.[4] Her stepson, Lundy Siegriest, was also a painter.[3]
Stoddart died of a heart attack on December 22, 1966 in Mexico, where she was on holiday with her husband. She was buried in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[3] Her diaries were bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "One-Woman Art Exhibit At College". The Times. October 20, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Gidley, Mick (2010). Writing with Light: Words and Photographs in American Texts. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9783039115723. OCLC 608728963.
- ^ a b c "Edna Stoddart Funeral Rites Held in Mexico". Oakland Tribune. December 23, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dungan Cross, Miriam (January 1, 1967). "Eulogy for Oakland Artist". Oakland Tribune. p. 66. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.