Klumpke, Anna (1856-1942)

Name:

Klumpke, Anna (1856-1942)

Other Names:

Anna Elizabeth

Born:

08/22/1856

Birthplace:

San Francisco

Died:

02/09/1942

Death Location:

San Francisco

Residence:

Paris
Boston
Philadelphia

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Handicapped at a young age after two serious falls. Lived in Paris with her family where she learned to become a painter. Fulfilled portrait commissions in the U.S. and abroad until 1898 when she asked animal painter Rosa Bonheur to sit for a portrait. Bonheur was her idol and she lived with her and inherited her estate when Bonheur died. Lived with Bonheur for a total of 30 years.

Relations:

Of German descent, Ann and her sisters were born in the U.S but she was educated in Switzerland and France.