About the artist:

She was born in Rock Island, Illinois to Frederick C.A. Denkmann and Catherine [Bloedel] Denkmann. She was one of seven children born to this influential family. Her father was president of Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann Company. Sources include: Historic Rock Island County, published 1908 and numerous other local sources. Information provided by Jill Doak, Urban Planner II, City of Rock Island, Illinois Additional information: She went to Wellesley and the Art Institute of Chicago, then moved to Europe to study with several artists in Holland, Munich and Paris.