Long
claimed by Houston as a leading figure in its art history, Grace
Spaulding John moved to Beaumont with her family from Vermont in
1903. She was to begin a life long affair with art, her training
would span three decades with instructors the like of Emil Bisttram,
Guy Pene Dubois, and Daniel Garber. John was a dedicated and
talented artist and one of the most cosmopolitan of the early female
Texas artists. She kept studios in Texas, California and New York
while amassing an impressive body of work while exhibiting in
prestigious venues across Texas and the nation.