Edith White (1855-1946)
Born near Decorah, Iowa on March 20, 1855, at age four Edith White crossed the plains with her family in an ox-drawn wagon. Upon arriving in California, they settled in a mining camp in Nevada County. After graduating from Mills College in Oakland in 1874, Edith studied art at the School of Design in San Francisco under Virgil Williams and later at the Art Students League in NYC. In 1882 she established her first studio in Los Angeles and after 1892 lived in Pasadena with a studio in the Green Hotel. While in Pasadena, she was a cofounder of the local art association in 1896. As a member of the Theosophical Society, in 1902 she moved south to Point Loma and taught art at the Raja Yoga Academy. By 1930 she had returned to northern California and established a home in Berkeley. She continued to teach and paint into her old age. Unmarried, she died in Berkeley on Jan. 19, 1946. Her oeuvre includes portraits, floral still lifes, missions, and landscapes with flowers.
ZINNAS
Oil on canvas, 23 x 27"
Circa 1920
Signed lower right: Edith White / Pt. Loma
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