Sallie steketee (artist)

Sallie Hall Steketee

Sallie Hall Steketee (Mrs. Paul Frederick Steketee)was born on September 11,1882. She was the daughter of William Campbell and Julia (Jackson) hall of Brazil, Indiana.http://books.google.com/books?id=IOcBAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA356&dq=sallie+hall+steketee] On January 28, 1908 she married Paul Fredrick Steketee of Grand Rapids, Michigan. [http://www.inwvgs.org/Newsletter/newsltrjul2007.pdf] They had two sons, Paul, Fredrick, Jr. and Campbell Hall Steketee.

She studied at the at the Cincinnati Art Academy and she specialized in still lifes. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Academy_of_Cincinnati] She was a member of the National Association of Women Painters, and exhibited in Chicago and at the Hoosier Salon in the 1920s-30s.

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Ms. Steketee's sister-in-law, Helen Steketee, was also well known artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan artist who exhibited around Detroit in the 30s. She studied with Alten [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Alten] & Breckenridge. [ [http://www.antiquesonline.com/newitems.html Antiquesonline Auctions ] ]

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