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Eda Nemoede Casterton (1877–1969) was an American painter known specifically for her portrait miniatures in watercolor, pastels and oil. She exhibited works at the Paris Salon and the San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition of 1915, among others. Her works are at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She lived in Wisconsin as a child, Illinois during much of her active adult life, and Montana and California in her later years. ==Personal life== Eda Wilhelmina Nemoede was born in Brillion, Wisconsin on April 14, 1877〔''(American Art Annual )''. MacMillan Company; 1913. p. 232.〕 to Edward Carl Ludwig Nemoede and Maria Georgina Bastian〔(Edward Nemoede (January 20, 1838, Germany - March 6, 1895, Oconto County) ) and (Mary Bastian Nemoede (October 25, 1837, Germany - December 8, 1914, Chicago, Illinois.) ) Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin. Retrieved March 19, 2014. Note: Just used this source for birth and death information.〕 of German ancestry.〔 They had 11 children, eight of whom reached adulthood.〔 Her father was a harness maker. Six of her elder siblings, from oldest to youngest, were Bertha, Agnes, Rudolph, Anna, Hattie and Herman. Bertha was 16 years older than Eda.〔1880 census, Clintonville, Wisconsin. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.〕 As a young girl she painted on the walls of her schoolhouse, to the dismay of her teacher and family. Although she had a desire to become an artist, her family thought it was more practical for her to study to become a stenographer,〔(''Eda Nemode Casterton''. ) Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved March 18, 2014.〕 and she then worked for attorney Peter Martineau as a secretary.〔〔George E. Hall. ''A history of Oconto, Wisconsin''. Oconto Pub. Corp.; 1969. p. 113.〕 Following the death of her father March 6, 1895 in Oconto, Wisconsin,〔 Eda lived in Chicago with her mother. In 1900 she lived in Chicago with her mother Mary and sisters Hattie and Alma Caroline and worked as a stenographer.〔Eda Nemoede. Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls〕 In 1910, Eda was the breadwinner for the household, working as an artist. With her were her mother and nieces, Eda L. and Aeta V. Nemoede.〔Eda W Ncemoede (). 1910 Census, Chicago, Illinois. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA〕 On June 29, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, Eda Nemoede married William John Casterton.〔William J. Casterton and Eda Nemoede on June 29, 1911. “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.〕 Their first daughter, Jane was born in 1912.〔1920 census for Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).〕 Two years later her mother, Mary Nemoede, died in the same city on December 8, 1914.〔 Their second daughter, Virginia was born in February 1917.〔 William Casterton died February 9, 1948 in Evanston, Illinois.〔''William J. Casterton." (Illinois Death Certificates Database, 1916–1950 ). Illinois State Archives. Retrieved March 18, 2014.〕 In 1952 she moved to Missoula, Montana where she continued to work as an artist and lived with her sister.〔"Two Talented Artists Exhibit at MIA Shop Here." Helena, Montana: ''The Independent Record.'' August 25, 1955. p. 3.〕 She died November 15, 1969, at Palos Verdes Estates, California, aged 92 years old.〔(''Eda Nemoede Casterton (1877 - 1969)'' ). The Museum of Wisconsin Art. Retrieved March 18, 2014.〕 She was a Christian Scientist.〔("When small is big" ). ''Christian Science Monitor''. 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eda Nemoede Casterton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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