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Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee

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Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee
Born(1869-12-06)December 6, 1869
San Francisco, California
DiedMarch 19, 1939(1939-03-19) (aged 69)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Spouse
Louis Eugene Lee
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(m. 1894)​

Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee (1869-1937)[1] was an American painter known for her California landscapes.

Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove by Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee

Biography

Lee née Stringer was born on December 6, 1869 in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and went on to study painting with Amédée Joullin, William Keith, Arthur Frank Mathews, and Raymond Yelland.[2]

She married Eugene Lee in 1894.[3] The couple lived in San Francisco and Lee primarily painted California scenes.[2]

She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4] She also exhibited at the California State Fair, the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, and the Mark Hopkins Institute. In 1922 she had a one-woman show at Richelieu Gallery in San Francisco.[2]

Lee died on March 19, 1937 in San Francisco.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee (1873-1937)". Invaluable. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee". AskArt. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bertha S. Lee". CaliforniaView Fine Arts. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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