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[[File:Patricia F. Crass.jpg|right|thumb|Patricia Ford Crass]]
'''Patricia Ford Crass''' (born May 17, 1923) is an American [[painter]] and [[illustrator]]. She was born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. She trained in figurative and portrait painting. She has won awards for both her watercolor and oil works. She has shown her work in many local exhibitions.

===Career===⏎
She began her career by making and selling cocktail skirts and sweaters. They sold for $40-$100 and had the local women knitting sweaters and sewing the skirts. They also developed hand painted Ski Postcards.<ref>
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Patricia studied with Jade Fon founder of the Watercolor Workshops at the Asilomar in [[Pacific Grove, California]]. These workshops allowed Patricia to study on location with some of the finest watercolorists in the nation, including [[Charles Reid (painter) | Charles Reid]], Jane Hofstetter, [[Millard Sheets]] and Don Andrews. She is also a member of the American Water Color Society and the Menlo Art League.⏎
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From 1951 to 1968, she was married to businessman [[Alexander D. Henderson III]].

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