Maria von Ridelstein was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1884. Baron Herbert von Ridelstein was born in Temesvar, Hungary in 1873. Herbert abandoned a career in the military to study at the Munich Academy of Art. Maria studied art in Paris, Rome and at the Munich Academy of Art, where she met Herbert. After marrying, the couple studied art in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1913 they moved to Asia. At the outset of World War I, Herbert volunteered in the Austrian navy. He was captured by the Japanese and imprisoned for several years in a concentration camp. During Herbert's imprisonment, Maria taught art in Yokohama. The couple later lived in Valparaiso, Chile and in 1926 settled in San Francisco, where they both worked at the Fashion Art School in the Scottish Rite Temple. Maria also taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Herbert died in 1935. Maria died in 1970.
Herbert von Ridelstein was born in Temesvar, Hungary in 1873.
From the description of Maria and Herbert von Ridelstein collection of photographs, original art and other materials [graphic]. ca. 1885-ca. 1955. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 723265020
