Gertrude Partington Albright

[2] Four of her six siblings also had careers in the arts, notably Blanche, who became a writer; Phyllis, who became an opera singer under the stage name Frances Peralta; John, who became a theater manager; and Richard, who became an artist.

[2] For a time she worked as an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner, contributing courtroom sketches and society portraits.

[2] She eventually earned enough money as an illustrator to afford a trip to Europe for further art training, enrolling at the Académie Delécluse in the late 1890s.

[2][3] An established artist by then, she joined the faculty at the California School of Fine Arts in 1917, teaching painting and etching.

[1] Critics noted the strong influence of Paul Cézanne on her paintings but considered that her work succeeded on its own merits.