Edna Zyl Modie

Edna Zyl Modie (April 14, 1886 – November 14, 1981) was an American painter and founding member of the Pomona Valley Art Association.

Early life

Modie was born in Willow Creek, a very small community in San Benito County, California (there's another Willow Creek, California near the California/Oregon border).[1] her parents are Charles C. and Lillian Janette Modie. All 4 of her grandparents moved to California between 1848 - 1849, where here parents were born (Napa, California for Charles and Watsonville, California for Lillian).[2]

Her family moved from Walnut Creek in 1887 to various places in Southern California, including Pomona, California, before settling in Los Angeles around 1891.

Education

Modie graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1904, and from Los Angeles School of Art and Design in 1907. She also taught at the California School of Artistic Whistling in Los Angeles, California. Modie previously studied under Agnes Woodward, the founder of the school.[3] Modie performed and helped other performed at venues.[4][5] In the 1910's Modie switched her focus to her painting.

References

  1. ↑ Snyder, Andrew; Modie, Edna Zyl (1949-09-01). "The True Story of the Vasquez Murders At Tres Pinos". The Quarterly: Historical Society of Southern California. 31 (3): 219–224. doi:10.2307/41168203. ISSN 2162-9366. JSTOR 41168203.
  2. ↑ Harvey, William T. "The Autobiography of William T. Harvey". The Piedmont Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ↑ St. Gaudens, Maurine (2015). Emerging from the shadows : a survey of women artists working in California, 1860-1960. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 750–751. ISBN 9780764348617. OCLC 935240202.
  4. ↑ Brunner, Rosalynde. "Edna Zyl Modie". Newspapers. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pupils of Edna Zyl Modie to Make First Appearance Wednesday Night". Newspapers. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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