▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁Th el ma ▁Ellen ▁Wood ▁( J uly ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁sculpt or ▁and ▁silver point ▁artist . ▁Her ▁les bian ▁relationship ▁with ▁Dj una ▁Bar nes ▁was ▁fict ional ized ▁in ▁Bar nes ' ▁novel ▁Night wood . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Wood ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M ank ato , ▁Kansas , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁Her ▁father ▁later ▁moved ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁younger ▁brother ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁influen za ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Two ▁months ▁previous ▁to ▁their ▁death s , ▁Wood ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Art ▁at ▁Washington ▁University . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁there ▁that ▁she ▁learned ▁the ▁technique ▁of ▁silver point ▁drawing , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁best ▁known . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Wood ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁art ▁student , ▁My ra ▁Mar gl ous , ▁applied ▁for ▁pass ports ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁Paris ▁to ▁continue ▁studying ▁art . ▁ ▁Rel ations hips ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Wood ▁frequ ented ▁Berlin ▁and ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁excess ive ▁alco hol ▁consumption , ▁and ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁cas ual ▁sexual ▁relationships . ▁Account s ▁have ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁" boy ish - looking