▁always ▁felt ▁lon ely , ▁prefer ring ▁a ▁quiet ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁Res id ences ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁lived ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁adult ▁life ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Philadelphia , ▁including ▁the ▁rural ▁West town , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁She ▁visited ▁Paris ▁often ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁returning ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁her ▁family . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁at ▁least ▁through ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁c emetery ▁as ▁her ▁sister ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁in ▁northern ▁Baltimore ▁County , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( PA FA ). ▁From ▁about ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁through ▁about ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁when ▁Thomas ▁An sh utz , ▁Charles ▁She eler , ▁and ▁Mort on ▁Living ston ▁Sch am berg ▁were ▁there . ▁An sh utz ▁taught ▁sketch ▁classes ▁with ▁pl aster ▁cast ▁models ▁and ▁dressed ▁models . ▁She ▁received ▁letters ▁of ▁encourag ement ▁and ▁crit iques ▁by ▁William ▁Mer ritt ▁Ch ase , ▁who ▁taught ▁a ▁portrait ▁and ▁life ▁class . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sum mers ▁at ▁PA FA , ▁she ▁studied ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Academ ie ▁de ▁la ▁Grande ▁Cha um iere , ▁where