Sarah Katherine Smith (American, b.1877) Born in Rio Vista, CA, she attended the Art Institute of Chicago, then the Boston Museum School. She spent most of her life in Wheaton, Illinois where she taught at Wheaton College. She is best known for her illustration, printmaking, etching and sculpture, many appearing in magazines and children’s books. * An original book illustration in pen and gouache. “Twice happy is she, content with her task, Who still keeps her vision beyond" paper: 7 ¾ by 9 inches frame: 9 by 10 ¼ inches *sourced from Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Who's Who in American Art 1947-53.