Background
Teichert was born in Ogden, Utah Territory, and grew up on a ranch in Idaho as the second of nine children.
Teichert was born in Ogden, Utah Territory, and grew up on a ranch in Idaho as the second of nine children.
She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John Vanderpoel, and then at the Art Students League of New York under Robert Henri.
She once explained "I must paint", when asked about how she persisted in painting despite being in near-complete artistic isolation, without a dedicated studio or even much free time to create. Teichert was an independent, opinionated woman who stood up for women"s rights and was an outspoken political conservative. Teichert died in Provo, Utah in 1976.