Eda Kavin, Chinese Painter (1914-2004)
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Eda Kavin was one of the great ladies of San Francisco.
She was a native born here to Russian immigrants who sold their Petaluma farm eggs at Fisherman's Wharf. She was a calligrapher and book binder who fought back McCarthyism and proudly bound the banned books of Henry Miller.
A draftsperson for the City for 27 years she created proclamations and even designed our first street parking permits.
At 75 she picked up a Chinese paint brush for the first time and in short order started creating exquisite paintings. She studied only with San Francisco City College
