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The Edge of the Desert	Florence Upson Young 1872 - 1974	Half Dome, Yosemite
Eucalyptus and Mountain	Cabin in the Foothills	Alaska Inlet
Cypress Cove	Desertscape	Tree and Mountain

Florence Upson Young lived to be 102 years old. Perhaps her love of painting had a large part to do with her longevity. She painted California scenes, from Monterey Bay and Carmel to the California's deserts. In Who Was Who in American Art by Peter Falk, Florence Upson Young's painting is compared with Edgar Payne, William Wendt, Maurice Braun, Seldon Gile, Percy Gray, the Wachtels, Hanson Puthuff, Sam Hyde Harris and more. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, she studied art at the Art Institute in Chicago with some notable teachers, including Nicolai Fechin. She has been exhibited widely, was a member of Women Painters of the West and the Society for Sanity in Art. Her work may be seen in the Orange County Museum, and the Iowa Museum.

Source: AskArt.com