Fanny Stevenson
Fanny Stevenson (born March 10, 1840 in Indianapolis as Frances Matilda Van de Grift , † February 18, 1914 in Santa Barbara ) was an American artist .
In 1875 Fanny decided to leave her husband, Samuel Osbourne, and study art in Europe. Rejected in Antwerp because women were not allowed to study here, she found a place in the Académie Julian in Paris. Together with her daughter. During this time, however, one of her sons died of tuberculosis. Falling into depression, she found a place in the Grez-sur-Loing colony of artists . Her future husband knew her from Grez.
She was the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson . Their children Isobel Osbourne and Lloyd Osbourne came from their first marriage to Samuel Osbourne.
literature
- Alexandra Lapierre: The vagabond: Fanny Stevenson and the "Treasure Island" . Hoffmann and Campe, 1995, ISBN 3-455-11027-4 .
- Cornelie Kister: Street of Gratitude. The story of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson. Biographical novel. hey! publishing, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-942822-43-5 (e-book original edition).
- Lucien Deprijck (Ed.): South Sea Years: An Unusual Marriage in Diaries and Letters . Mare, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86648-152-7 .
- Roslyn Jolly (ed.): Course on the South Seas: the diary of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson . Frederking and Thaler, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89405-823-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stevenson, Fanny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van de Grift, Frances Matilda (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1914 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara |