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She attended Mills College in Oakland, California where she majored in art and drama.
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Elizabeth Ginno
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She is known for her participation in the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) and other Works Progress Administration (World Pet Association) projects. Ginno also met future husband Carol Aronovici while at Mills College. Together they co-founded Stagecraft Studios, a theatrical supply business, before divorcing in 1934.
While at Stagecraft studios, Ginno honed her skills in costume design, set design, and makeup.
After her divorce, Ginno met Austrian artist and etcher John Winkler, who trained her in drawing and etching. Ginno"s friendships as well as her continued artistic education led to greater artistic exposure, including exhibits at galleries and venues in Williamstown, Massachusetts, San Francisco, California, and New York City, New New York
Ginno joined the California Society of Etchers (Council of Science Editors) and later served as the president for 15 years. Her work was later shown at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Boston Printmakers Gallery.
Called one of the "most culturally significant, pre-World World War II events to affect the public perception of west coast art", the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) World"s Fair was held on Treasure Island outside of San Francisco.
Her etchings include depictions of Russia, Portugal, Finland, Alsatia, Croatia, Scotland, Romania, Finland and France, with relatively few from Africa, and none of Asian groups. Ginnos work "appears to have focused on countries impacted by the war in Europe". Elizabeth died in 1991 in El Cerrito, California after having worked for more than thirty five years at the Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley as a draftsman and illustrator.
