Thelma Paddock Hope

Thelma Paddock Hope (1898-1991) was a well-known regional portrait/landscape artist and poet who lived most of her productive life in Corona del Mar, California. She was an early member of the world-wide organization, Zonta International.

Born on a farm near La Porte, Indiana, Thelma Hope became known primarily for her portraits and scenes from her world travels. From 1940 to 1947, she was a studio painter of background canvases for MGM studies and lived in Beverly Hills. She moved to Corona del Mar and later settled in Newport Beach.

Hope moved from Indiana to Southern California with her family in 1908 and began art studies that year. She spent one year at the Otis Art institute and two years at the Chicago Art Institute. Source: http://www.askart.com/askart/h/thelma_paddock_hope/thelma_paddock_hope.aspx

Political background: Very much adverse to removal of the noun Palestinian from dictionaries after the 1967 war in Middle East. Also against designation of Palestinian as Palestinian People in Wikipedia--as it denies word "Palestinian" status as a noun--relegating it to being an adjective only.