▁from ▁She eps head ▁Bay , ▁Brook lyn ▁Category : She eps head ▁Bay ▁High ▁School ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁M ild red ▁G idd ings ▁Bur rage ▁( May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁artist . ▁ ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Maine , ▁Bur rage ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁S . ▁Bur rage ▁and ▁Ernest ine ▁Ma ie ▁G idd ings , ▁his ▁second ▁wife . ▁In ▁child hood ▁her ▁mother ▁supported ▁her ▁art istic ▁endeav ors , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁she ▁began ▁less ons ▁with ▁Alice ▁H . ▁How es , ▁a ▁former ▁pup il ▁of ▁Frank ▁West on ▁B enson ▁and ▁William ▁Mer ritt ▁Ch ase . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Smith ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁Con y ▁High ▁School ▁before ▁att ending ▁Mary ▁Col man ▁Whe eler ' s ▁school ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁especially ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁classes ▁on ▁art . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁de ▁la ▁Grande ▁Cha um ière ▁in ▁Paris , ▁and ▁had ▁less ons ▁as ▁well ▁with ▁Richard ▁E . ▁Miller ▁and ▁E ben ▁F . ▁Com ins . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁prize ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Art ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁early ▁career ▁Bur rage ▁tra ve led ▁extens ively ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁Arm ory ▁Show . ▁She ▁returned