Vintage Pencil Drawing by Isobel Burgess Sanford

Vintage Pencil Drawing by Isobel Burgess Sanford

Here is a attractive pencil drawing by the noted San Francisco artist Isobel Burgess Sanford (1911-2004) The frame is 23-1/2 " X 20-1/2 " and the drawing is 17-3/4 " X 14-3/4 ". The drawing was hard to photograph under glass and it is in fine condition. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Dec. 22, 1911. Sanford came to San Francisco with her family at age three and in 1920 moved down the peninsula to Burlingame. She studied at San Mateo Jr. College, CSFA, ASL of NYC, and with Morris Kantor. She worked at Gump's in San Francisco and the U.S. Postal Service before retiring in 1975. During her art career she received many ribbons and cash prizes in northern California shows. A spinster, Sanford died in Fresno, CA on Sept. 29, 2004. Exh: Peninsula AA; SFAA from 1935; Oakland Art Gallery, 1942-44; LACMA, 1945; NAD, 1946; San Mateo County Fiesta, 1952-54 (awards); Gump's, 1954. In: Fresno (CA) Museum.

Item ID: 001250

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