M. Lillian Pratt Kinzel was born October 20, 1869 in Williamson, New York. She taught drawing at the Mechanics Institute, (a precursor to Rochester Institute of Technology), as well as a number of other community groups: Rochester Art Club, Session and Trustees of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Sabbath school and Christian Endeavor Society of Calvary Church, West Brighton Christian Society, African Methodist Episcopal Junior Christian Endeavor, and Rochester Junior Local Union of Christian Endeavor. On August 12, 1897, she married George Kinzel; they had one son, Donald. Kinzel died of pneumonia on May 2, 1900. She was 30 years old.
From the description of M. Lillian Pratt Kinzel painting,s 1888-1900. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 768353539
