Mary Curtis Richardson

Her father, Lucien Curtis travelled by ship via Panama to the gold fields of California in 1849.

At age 18, Mary and her sister Leila went to New York City and studied at Cooper Union for two years.

One of her highly praised paintings, "The Sleeping Child" was eventually acquired by the Legion of Honor.

Included in this group were artists such as William Keith and Bruce Porter, architects Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, John Galen Howard, Charles Keeler and writer Gelett Burgess.

Mary Curtis Richardson died 1 November 1931 at her Russian Hill studio and home.