Caroline Risque Janis (Caroline Janis)
Artist. Caroline was a well-known painter and sculptor, selling numerous paintings in New Orleans as well as St. Louis before her marriage. She later opened a studio in St. Louis and was the head of the Art Department for John Burroughs School for many years. She was one of “The Potters,” a group of eight talented schoolgirls who wrote and critiqued their own magazine for several years, thus honing their various talents. Caroline’s friend, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sara Teasdale, is the only other “Potter” buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. (bio by: Connie Nisinger) Family links: Spouse: Julien Janis (1883 – 1951)* *Calculated relationship
Born
- August, 20, 1883
Died
- April, 04, 1952
Cemetery
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
- Missouri
- USA