Alice Austen Has a Museum in Staten Island, New York

 

1.     ALICE AUSTEN

Born 1866 in New York

Died 1952

 

Born Elizabeth Alice Munn. A photographer, Austen lived in poverty until the Staten Island Historical Society published some of her photographs in the book “Revolt of Women”, 1950.

 

·         Museum: Alice Austen House Museum, 2 Hylan Blvd,  in Staten island NY

·         School: Alice Austen PS 60 in New York

·         Gravesite: 2205 Richmond Road, the Moravian is the largest and oldest active cemetery on Staten Island, having opened in 1740

 

   This has been an excerpt of the book "Statues of Real Women" available for purchase in the sidebar: or via this link: https://amzn.to/3rmpFGe

 

www.aliceausten.org

Accessed June 28, 2019

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7955241 offers a grand and detailed obituary

Accessed July 11, 2019