Edna Stoddart

Edna Stoddart (died December 22, 1966) was an American painter and diarist.

Edna Stoddart
Born
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1966
Mexico
Resting placeSan Luis Potosí, Mexico
EducationMills College
California College of the Arts
California School of Fine Arts
OccupationPainter, diarist
Spouse(s)Louis Siegriest
Children1 son, 1 daughter
RelativesJosephine Earp (aunt)
Lundy Siegriest (stepson)

Life

Stoddart was born in Oakland, California.[1] Her aunt was Josephine Earp.[2] She graduated from Mills College, the California College of the Arts, and the California School of Fine Arts.[1][3] She was trained by Jean Varda, David Park, Mark Rothko, Felix Ruvolo, and Glenn Wessels.[4]

Stoddart became an oil painter.[1] According to Mick Gidley, an Emeritus Professor of American Literature & Culture at the University of Leeds, Stoddart's "brightly coloured pictures looked like illustrations to lost or unwritten fairy tales, and teemed with creatures, both familiar and exotic."[2] Stoddart exhibited her work in the United States, Canada and Mexico.[1] She was also a life-long diarist.[2]

Stoddart had a son, Emil Cowing, and a daughter, Marjorie Macartney, from a previous marriage. She later married painter Louis Siegriest, and they resided in Oakland.[4] Her stepson, Lundy Siegriest, was also a painter.[3]

Stoddart died of a heart attack on December 22, 1966 in Mexico, where she was on holiday with her husband. She was buried in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[3] Her diaries were bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution.[2]

References
  1. "One-Woman Art Exhibit At College". The Times. October 20, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Gidley, Mick (2010). Writing with Light: Words and Photographs in American Texts. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9783039115723. OCLC 608728963.
  3. "Edna Stoddart Funeral Rites Held in Mexico". Oakland Tribune. December 23, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dungan Cross, Miriam (January 1, 1967). "Eulogy for Oakland Artist". Oakland Tribune. p. 66. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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