Henriette the China Painter
I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases. - Pablo Neruda A vase as exquisite as the arrangement one might put in it Rudolph was not the only talented member of his family. In fact, his family was remarkably artistic. Music performance and composition, painting, flowers, and show dogs were all part of this family's repertoire. Henriette was a porcelain painter as this post will show. Miriam was a pianist who performed, taught and compose. Henry? He did a bit of all of this and that as well. First, a bit of family history. Rudolph died in 1939 in Chicago. Henriette, Miriam and Henry moved to Almeda, California where they appeared in the 1940 census. It is not clear what brought them there but it must have been a family decision. Miriam was 24 and Henry was 19. Neither was yet married. Henry was working as a mechanic, possibly to help support the family. He would work as a mechanic for the rest of his life. He was no local ...