Westphal was born in Los Angeles in 1919. She went to the local City College to train in commercial art. She hated it: too many rules. So she transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, concentrating primarily on painting, though she also learned to weave and print textiles. After graduating in 1945, she got a job teaching in Wyoming.
Additional Artworks
From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
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Unknown Artist
California Heritage Quilt Project: Guild Logo Quilt, 1988
Cotton, polyester
74.5 x 72 in (189.23 x 182.88 cm)
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Therese May
Salt and Pepper Shakers--Dairy Queen, 1981
Various fabrics, buttons
38 x 51.5 in (96.52 x 130.81 cm)
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Katherine Westphal
A Fantasy Meeting of Santa Claus with Big Julie and Tryon at McDonalds, 1979
Cotton
28.5 x 50 in (72.39 x 127.0 cm)
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Mary Balzer Buskirk
By Wind and Sea this Land was Formed, 1977
Linen, wool ; artwork displayed with two wood boards top and bottom - missing
96 x 72 in (243.84 x 182.88 cm)
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Katherine Westphal
Two Monkeys, 1972
Linen, cotton
46.5 x 33.5 in (118.11 x 85.09 cm)
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Therese May
Bridget Quilt, 1968
Wool
91 x 70 in (231.14 x 177.8 cm)
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Mary Balzer Buskirk
Space Divider, 1957
Linen
63 x 37 in (160.02 x 93.98 cm)
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Unknown Artist
Crazy Quilt, 1888
silk
71.5 x 58.5 in (181.61 x 148.59 cm)
About the artist
Katherine Westphal
1919-2018