Vera Allison

Vera Allison was born December 5, 1902, in San Francisco. In 1929, she married painter and printmaker George Gaethke (1898–1982), and they had a child. == Career ==

After graduation, she travelled in Europe and painted in oil and watercolor. Other founding members of MAG included Merry Renk, Irena Brynner, Florence Resnikoff, Byron August Wilson, Peter Macchiarini, Virginia Macchiarini, Francis Sperisen, and Bob Winston. In 1962, Allison was part of an annual members group exhibition with the Society of San Francisco Women Artists (now San Francisco Women Artists) arts organizations at SFMoMA, where she won an award for her jewelry. In 1976, she served as a jury member for the 30th Annual Art Festival (1976) in Civic Center, San Francisco. == End of life, death, and legacy ==

She remained active in the arts into the late 1970s. In 1986, Allison moved to New Mexico to live with her daughter. She died on August 20, 1993, in La Lama (now Lama Foundation) in San Cristobal, New Mexico at the age of 90. == Exhibitions ==

• 1947, Vera Allison and George Gaethke, Gump's gallery, San Francisco, California • 1950, solo exhibition, Barry Lambert Gallery, Santa Rosa, California • 1952, Jewelry by Peter Macchiarini, Vera Allison, and Irena Brynner, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California • 1962, Annual Exhibition of the Society of San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California • 1966, The Art of Personal Adornment, the Museum West of the American Craftsman Council, San Francisco, California == References ==