Kate Newhall 1840-1917

Kate Newhall was a sketching partner of William Keith, and is known for landscapes and coastal scenes, many of San Francisco Bay. She didn't arrive in California until later in her life. In 1897 at the age of 57, she arrived with her brother, Charles Newhall, a roving missionary. After a brief stay in Redlands, she moved to Berkeley and became a student of William Keith. She was able to support herself with her art, focusing on California scenes from Santa Barbara, Monterey, Lake Tahoe, and of course San Francisco Bay.

Before moving to California, she was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. During the Civil War 1863-64, she studied at Cooper Union in New York. In 1870, she moved to Brooklyn and in 1875 through 1897, she lived in Plainfield, New Jersey. She exhibited with the Brooklyn Art Association, the San Francisco Art Association, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Association of Berkeley. She died in Berkeley in 1917 at the age of 77.

Source: AskArt