▁et cher ▁and ▁eng ra ver . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁color ▁et ch ing ▁process ▁and ▁wood block ▁prints ▁reflect ing ▁Japanese ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁character izations . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁in ▁Lima , ▁New ▁York , ▁Hy de ▁spent ▁her ▁ad oles cent ▁years ▁in ▁California . ▁Her ▁art ▁education ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁when ▁she ▁studied ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁with ▁her ▁neighbour , ▁Ferdinand ▁Richard t , ▁an ▁American - Dan ish ▁artist . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Hy de ' s ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁her ▁a unt , ▁August a ▁B ix ler , ▁provided ▁the ▁remaining ▁Hy de ▁family ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Hy de ▁continued ▁her ▁education ▁by ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁W elles ley ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁and ▁att ending ▁the ▁California ▁School ▁of ▁Design . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years , ▁Hy de ▁developed ▁her ▁art istic ▁tal ents ▁through ▁her ▁studies ▁with ▁Franz ▁Sk ar b ina ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁Rap ha ël ▁Col lin ▁and ▁F éli x ▁Rég ame y ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Rég ame y ▁introduced ▁Hy de ▁to ▁the ▁Japon ism ▁movement ▁through ▁his ▁vast ▁Japanese ▁art ▁collection . ▁The ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Mary ▁Cass att , ▁an ▁American ▁impression ist , ▁were ▁also ▁very ▁influ ential ▁in ▁Hy de ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁Japanese ▁attributes ▁in ▁her ▁works