The Life and Art of John Payne

About the Book

Frances Payne writes a brief biography of her older brother, John, who fulfilled a lifelong dream to become a painter. The book traces his childhood In Detroit, Michigan, and his introduction to photography and art. Finally, she describes his life as a painter in San Francisco, California. Bohemian, activist, and a decent human being, John Payne created art as delightful and uncomplicated as was the man he grew to be.

About the Author

The author was born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan and entered the convent of Dominican sisters in Racine, Wisconsin in 1952. After teaching elementary school in Michigan and Wisconsin, she began doctoral studies in St. Louis University. In 1964, she traveled to La Paz, Bolivia to work on her dissertation in Latin American studies, where she lived for almost two decades. Currently she enjoys a busy retirement schedule in San Francisco where she lives with her husband of thirty-five years.