Claudine Chalmers Ph.D.

Claudine moved from her native Cannes, France, to California after graduate studies at the University of Nice. She developed a passion for her adoptive Golden State, and especially for the California adventures of the numerous and colorful French nationals who came to San Francisco looking for gold.

Besides many books and articles, Claudine co-curated exhibits at the Crocker Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art, and at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah. She was knighted by the French Ministry of Culture for her work.