Background
Steere, Lora Woodhead was born on May 13, 1888 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Charles Burton and Ida Eugenia (Gard) Woodhead.
Steere, Lora Woodhead was born on May 13, 1888 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Charles Burton and Ida Eugenia (Gard) Woodhead.
Bachelor of Science Stanford University, 1911. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1927. Studied art Schule Reiman, Berlin, 1912-1913, Boston Museum School of Art, 1914, California School of Fine Arts, 1918.
Contributed statue for Belgium relief 1918. Works include statues and bronze and marble portrait busts of famous Americans.
Member of the board of trustees Idyllwild Arts Foundation and donor of Lora Steere Sculpture Studio for the school. Prepared science illustrations for Smithsonian publications on cephalods by Doctor Stillman Berry. Member Pi Beta Phi.; Club: Entres Noris.
Married Thomas I. Steere, April. Children: Florence Virginia (Mistress James R. Russell), Charles Warren (deceased), John Edward, James Henry.