Florence Dreyfous
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Florence Dreyfous | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1868 New York |
| Died | September 11, 1950 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Beth Olom Cemetery (also known as Shearith Israel Cemetery), Queens, New York |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Florence Dreyfous (October 25, 1868 – September 11, 1950) was an American painter who studied and spent most of her life in New York City.[1]
Florence Dreyfous was born in New York City on October 25, 1868 to Alida Gomez Dreyfous (1833–1907) and her husband Joseph A. Dreyfous (1832–1891), both of Sephardic Jewish ancestry.[2] The family would also include daughters—Adele (1859–1879) and Gertrude (1862–1949)—and son Walter (1861–1924). Through their mother, the family would become involved in litigation against a distant relative, Horatio Gomez, who administered a family estate beginning in 1865, but never gave other family members and accounting and also entered into various below-market long-term leases, so a court appointed a referee to investigate his administration in 1891.[3]
Dreyfous studied at the Chase School of Art and with Robert Henri at the Henri School of Art, as well as with contemporary miniaturist Theodora W. Thayer(1868–1905).[4]
