Gertrude Estabrooks

Artist Details

• First Name Gertrude
• Alternate Name(s) Gertrude Estabrook
• Surname Estabrooks
• Names and Birth Years of Children n/a
• Birth Date July 5, 1867
• Birth Place Chicago, Illinois
• Death Date August 15, 1944
• Death Place Berkeley, California
• Residence(s) 1870 census: Downers Grove, Illinois
  
  1888: 243 State St. Chicago, Illinois
  
  1891: 37 25th St., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1895: 3501 Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois
  
  1895: 1432 Dunning St., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1896: 3501 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1896: 83 E. 20th St.
  
  1899: 26 Van Buren St., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1904-1909: several winters in Los Angeles
  
  1914: c/o A.H. Abbott, 127 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1925/1914-1944: 1212 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, California
• Active In Chicago, Illinois
  
  Los Angeles, California
  
  Berkeley, California
• Studio Location(s) 1900: 1102 Auditorium Tower, Chicago, Illinois 1904-1911:  1103 Auditorium Tower, Chicago, Illinois circa 1918: 17 N. State St., Stevens Building, Chicago, Illinois
• Categories Painter-Oil, Pastelist, Watercolorist
• Training ages 12-14: private study
  at age 14: enrolled in Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  New York, New York
  Boston, Massachusetts
  
• Relevant Travel Europe
  
  January 1911: Bahamas
• Subject(s) of Art Array
• Exhibitions History Inter-State Industrial Exposition, Hall of Art, Chicago, Illinois
  
  May 28-June 30, 1888: First Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Roses; Roses
  
  April 24-May 10, 1891: Eighth Annual Palette Club Exhibition, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Roses
  
  October 26-November 28, 1891: Fourth Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings & Sculpture, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Roses
  
  April 25-May 15, 1892: Ninth Annual Palette Club Exhibition, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Roses
  
  January 24-?, 1895: Thirteen Annual Exhibition of the Palette Club, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: American Beauty Roses, watercolor; American Beauty Roses in Flemish Cup, watercolor; Yellow Rose, pastel
  
  December 12-29, 1895: Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of the Palette Club, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: American Beauty Roses with Glass Pitcher, watercolor; Red American Beauty Roses, watercolor; La France Roses, watercolor
  
  April 7-21, 1896: Eighth Annual Spring Exhibition, Chicago Society of Artists, The Art Institute of Chicago, Marechal Neil and La France Roses, oil
  
  October 20-December 6, 1896: Ninth Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings & Sculpture, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: La France and American Beauty Roses, oil; Marechal Niel Roses, with Violets, oil
  
  January 26-February 21, 1897: Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: American Beauty Roses, watercolor
  
  February 28-March 19, 1899: Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Nasturtiums, watercolor
  
  February 27-March 16, 1900: Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Nasturtiums, watercolor; Red Roses, watercolor
  
  April 24-June 10, 1900: Annual Exhibition of Water Colors, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Roses
  
  April 25-June 9, 1901: Thirteen Annual Exhibition of Water-Col0rs, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Violets
  
  April 23-June 7, 1903: Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of Water-Col0rs, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: American Beauties
  
  April 28-June 5, 1904: Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of Water-Colors, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Nasturtiums
  
  1904: Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, California
  
  1906: Blanchard Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  
  May 7-June 7, 1914: The Twenty-Sixth Annual Exhibition of Water Colors, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Carnations, watercolor
• Publications Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940
• Memberships Arts Club of Chicago
  
  Chicago Artists' Guild
  
  Chicago Cat Club; on board of directors; elected vice president 1899
  
  Palette Club, Chicago
  
   
• Other Occupation(s) starting circa 1886, teacher of genre and still life painting
  
  writer: Sketching from nature and landscape painting from copy, Chicago: University Printing Company, 1917.
  
  Book on Methods for Painting in Water Color
• Biography Parents:   H.C. Estabrooks (Massachusetts circa 1842 -?)  and Blanch Estabrooks (Pennsylvania circa 1846-?); father listed as Railroad auditor, mother as housekeeper.
  
  During a 15-year period she is reported to have rescued 4671 animals. She either found them homes or took them to shelters in Oakland and Berkeley.
  
  Buried in Sunset Mausoleum and Columbarium, El Cerrito, California.