Background
Tift, Mary Louise was born on January 2, 1913 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of John Howard and Wilhelmina (Pressler) Dreher.
Tift, Mary Louise was born on January 2, 1913 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of John Howard and Wilhelmina (Pressler) Dreher.
Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude, U. Washington, 1933; postgraduate, Art Center College, Los Angeles, 1945-1948; postgraduate, University of California, San Francisco, 1962-1963.
Art director, Vaughn Shedd Advertising, Los Angeles, 1948; assistant professor design, California College Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, 1949-1959; coordinator design department, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1959-1962.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Member Print Club Philadelphia, World Print Council, California Society Printmakers, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Rho.
Married William Raymond Tift, December 4, 1948.