Tag Archives: San Francisco

Laurel Hart Burch: Consummate Artist by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on July 31, 2017 by lhsittig@verizon.net

Life handed Laurel Hart a debilitating disease at birth, and she fought back by making jewelry. Not just any jewelry, but artwork so distinctive that it is still to this day instantly recognizable by the vibrancy of the colors, the … Continue reading →

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Donaldina Cameron by Linda Harris Sittig

Posted on October 1, 2015 by lhsittig@verizon.net

During the late 1840s when the California Gold Rush lured thousands of would-be miners to the West, San Francisco was a wild town of narrow alleyways, hilly streets, and an infamous section called Chinatown. While some men like Levi Strauss … Continue reading →

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