Catherine Wentworth (1865-1948)
Self-Portrait, circa 1920
oil on canvas
Catherine Wentworth (1865-1948)
Edward S. Wentworth, circa 1920
oil on canvas
Catherine Wentworth's studio
Collection of Library of Congress
Artist Details
Mathilde
Catherine
Denkmann
Wentworth
Edward Spencer Wentworth; married September 1, 1898 in Rock Island, Illinois; born in Germany
April 12 or 10, 1865
Rock Island, Illinois
March 4, 1948
Santa Barbara, California
Germany
1870 census: Rock Island, Illinois
1880 census: 48 Fourth Ave., Rock Island, Illinois
1900 census: 265 W. 81st St., New York, New York
1902: 265 W. 81st St., New York, New York
1920 census: 86th St., New York, New York
1944 city directory: 44 Fairway Rd., Montecito, California
New York, New York
Paris, France
Painter-Oil, Sculptor, Watercolorist
1882-1886: Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College, Newton, Massachusetts
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Student of William Bouguereau, Paris, France
Student of Tony Robert-Fleury, Paris, France
Holland
Munich, Germany
returned from Europe departing Cherbourg, France on the Majestic and arriving NYC on May 23, 1933
Array
Paris Salon
1902: Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by Prominent Painters and Sculptors, Portland Spring Art Gallery South, Portland, Maine; 2 paintings
February 6-20, 1925: Exposition des Oeuvres de Mme. Catherine Wentworth, Hotel Jean Charpentier, Paris, France
passport issued August 25, 1889 lists birthday as April 10; 5’4”, brown eyes, straight nose, round chin, brown hair, oval face
Parents: Frederick Carl August (Salzwedel, Saxon, Prussia April 8, 1822-March 2, 1905 Rock Island, Illinois) and Anna Catherine Bloedel Denkmann (Nieder-Saulheim, Germany March 12, 1931-January 5, 1907 Rock Island, Illinois) ; married December 9, 1849; he was president of Weyerheuser & Denkmann Company
Siblings: Marie Antoinette Denkmann Reimers (circa 1853-?)
Appolonia Adelaide Denkmann Travis (circa 1857-?)
Frederick C. (circa 1859-?)
Eliza Denkmann Marshall (circa 1862-?)
Annie (circa 1863-?)
Edward J./P. (circa 1867-?)
Suzanne Catherine Denkmann (May 2, 1872 – February 13, 1942)