[1] The family was part of high society in San Francisco, and Rose Hooper was a debutante in the 1895–1896 season.
[5] She studied at the San Francisco Art League under William Keith and Emil Carlsen.
In Dresden she studied with Otto Eckhardt and in Paris with Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon.
She later returned to California, living in Coronado from 1946 until 1958 and thereafter in San Francisco until her death.
[6] A portrait of a lady attributed to her is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.