Kate Carew
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Mary Williams who wrote pseudonym
ously as Kate Carew, was a caricaturist self-styled as "The Only Woman Caricaturist". She worked at the New York World
from 1890 to 1901, providing illustrated celebrity interviews.
Williams was born in Oakland
, California
, and attended the San Francisco School of Art and Design. She worked as a staff artist for the San Francisco Examiner in the 1890s, under the sponsorship of Ambrose Bierce
. She moved to New York City
, when she fell in love with Harry Kellett Chambers, an Australia
n journalist
and playwright
. There she worked for several New York dailies; Joseph Pulitzer
hired her to work for his "New York World" newspaper doing illustrated celebrity interviews. She was sent to London
and Paris
, where she interviewed Picasso and Rostand, John Galsworthy
, George Moore
, Bret Harte
(who happened to be in England at the time), and many others. She wrote about 500 pieces for New York City newspapers and later for the London Tatler, The Patrician and Eve.
Williams settled in England
circa 1912, when her husband left her for Maria Cristina Mena, a young Mexican writer. Her career as a caricaturist ended circa 1920 when she developed what may have been carpal tunnel syndrome
, and could no longer do fine work. She by then had married her third husband, and lived in Europe, painting, until World War I
, when she moved back to California. She died in Monterey, California
, and is buried in Oakland.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
ously as Kate Carew, was a caricaturist self-styled as "The Only Woman Caricaturist". She worked at the New York World
New York World
The New York World was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers...
from 1890 to 1901, providing illustrated celebrity interviews.
Williams was born in Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and attended the San Francisco School of Art and Design. She worked as a staff artist for the San Francisco Examiner in the 1890s, under the sponsorship of Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist...
. She moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, when she fell in love with Harry Kellett Chambers, an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist
Journalist
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and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. There she worked for several New York dailies; Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), born Politzer József, was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of "new journalism" to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s and became a leading...
hired her to work for his "New York World" newspaper doing illustrated celebrity interviews. She was sent to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she interviewed Picasso and Rostand, John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy OM was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter...
, George Moore
George Moore
George Moore may refer to:*George Edward Moore , G.E. Moore, British philosopher*George Moore , Member of Parliament for Dublin City 1826–1831*George Moore , landowner and High Sheriff of Derbyshire...
, Bret Harte
Bret Harte
Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Life and career :...
(who happened to be in England at the time), and many others. She wrote about 500 pieces for New York City newspapers and later for the London Tatler, The Patrician and Eve.
Williams settled in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
circa 1912, when her husband left her for Maria Cristina Mena, a young Mexican writer. Her career as a caricaturist ended circa 1920 when she developed what may have been carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is an entrapment idiopathic median neuropathy, causing paresthesia, pain, and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel. The pathophysiology is not completely understood but can be considered compression...
, and could no longer do fine work. She by then had married her third husband, and lived in Europe, painting, until World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, when she moved back to California. She died in Monterey, California
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
, and is buried in Oakland.