Background
Elizabeth Charleston was born in San Francisco, California in 1910, shortly after the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Elizabeth Charleston was born in San Francisco, California in 1910, shortly after the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
She attended the Katherine Delmar Burke School and lived the life of a wealthy San Franciscan of the time.
Charleston began painting at the age of 50, while recovering from an automobile accident. Her family was closely connected with the San Francisco Bay Area arts community. At the age of 50, Charleston was in an automobile accident which limited her activities and mobility.
She began painting for the first time while recovering.
Charleston is listed in Clara, the National Museum of Women in the Arts" database of women in the Arts. Charleston is popular with San Francisco Bay Area collectors, including Laura King Pfaff (chairman of Bonhams & Butterfields, the world"s third largest auction house).
Charleston died on April 8, 1997 in San Rafael, California, near San Francisco.