Phyllis Shields California (1909-1996) FLORAL STILL LIFE oil on board, framed, signed: lower left H20" W16" *Artist biography: Born in Los Angeles, California on Jan. 4, 1909, Shields studied at the Otis Art Institute. During the 1930s she was active with the Public Works of Art Project under Stanton MacDonald Wright but stopped painting at the outbreak of WWII. Leaving Los Angeles in 1971, she settled in Vista, CA where she remained until her demise on April 19, 1996. She was the wife of William Porter. Known works include watercolors and pen-&-ink drawings. Exh: LA AA, 1924; Calif. Art Club, 1928-29; ; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1929-34; Zeitlin Book Shop (LA), 1929; Younger Painters Club (LA), 1930-32; Hatfield Gallery (LA), 1932; LA County Fair, 1932-33; Hollywood Library, 1932; Palos Verdes Library, 1933; Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935; LACMA, 1938; Van Horn Gallery (LA), 1939.