The California School of Fine Arts in 1921 is now the San Francisco Art Institute. You can read their history at: http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=135&navID=1§ionID=2 Jim The Schafers wrote: >Hello Cohens, >Sorry I didn't add to many vitals because I thought what year she was >born was more important since I know where she was born and and know >a lot about her family from Census and City Directories. I was sort >of thinking it wouldn't matter for what art school she may have gone >to. But if that will help here's more info: > >Ruth Veronica Johnson b. SF, CA in CA to Albert & Mary Johnson (they >are mentioned in the Glenn Park Book on history of Chenery Street. >There is a picture on page 102 of her in kindergarten holding a Teddy >Bear. There are other photos on page 88, 92, 93 of her sisters, >parents and grandparents. She lived most of her young ife at 200 >Chenery, but her father died in 1912 so moved over to 68 Park in 1915. > >Like I mentioned earlier she marries Irving Condon in 1937, at >Mission Dolores. She died in SF in 1945. > >I do have a lot of info on her parents! Although I'm always willing >to read or find more! > >I hope that helps! Most of the art I have seen is pen and ink and >water colors if that helps. > >Thanks, >Cathie > > > > > > >Message: 2 >Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:45:16 -0700 >From: "the cohens" <the.cohens.in.california@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] SF Art Training During the 1915-1935 >To: casanfra@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: > <99474cef0809281245p21a85220s2f77a5451abc2d38@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >It would help if you posted the year she died, if you know, and her >mother's maiden name. We can't assume she was born in SF per se, and >there are a number of Ruth Johnson's born around then in Calfornia, >none with middle initial V. that I could find. > >On 9/28/08, The Schafers <mankzcat@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>Hello, >> >>I was wondering if anyone had any info on were my gmother who was >>born in 1906 and lived on Chenery Street would have gone to get Art >>lessons or Art School as a teenager most likely during the 1915-1935 >>time period. >> >>Her name was Ruth V. Johnson. >>She had 10 other siblings so I don't think they had a lot of money. >>Her father ran a Saloon/liquors and mother had a small grocery store >>on Chenery so they most likely were just getting by! I have her with >>her mother and sibling living at: >> >>Census: >>1920 US Census 13 years old 3214 A Mission Street San >>Francisco, CA >>1930 US Census 20 years old 278 29th Street >>San Francisco, CA >> >>San Francisco City Directory >>1925 1800 Sutter Waitress >> >>She marries by 1937 to Irving Condon and she didn't do much after >>that and then she died. >> >> >> >************************** >Visit SFGenealogy.com! >http://www.sfgenealogy.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>