ART ALONE ENDURING - Tecno-Libro

Defying stereotyped female roles, two sisters, born in the brand new state of North Dakota , pursued careers as artists on their own terms as independent women. They participated in the Twentieth Century s upheavals and progress, struggling through the Depression, serving their country during World War ii, one as a Sergeant in the Marine Corps. the other as a Rosie the Riveter. After the war, they moved to the west coast where they studied art and became part of the burgeoning mid-century Los Angeles art scene. A large oil painting, The Cosmonauts by Zora Steenson is testimony to her and her sister s remarkable life spans, from a sod house on the Great Plains to the space age. A few romances threatened to divide them, but their commitment was to one another. Ultimately, over ninety years of age, they shared a room in the Medicaid Ward of a long-term care facility. This story is supported by family documents and the impressive collection of Zora and Hughberta Steensono