Jean Mannheim (German/American 1863-1945)
Born in Germany, Jean Mannheim fled to France to avoid being drafted into the army. In Paris he studied art and book binding at the Ecole Delecluse and Academie Colarossi. Mannheim immigrated to America and eventually settled in Pasadena, California. There he built a home on the rim of the Arroyo Seco, earned acclaim for his paintings and founded the Stickney Memorial School of Fine Arts.