In 1903, she emigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago, where she worked as an art conservator for the Art Institute of Chicago as well as other institutions and private collectors.
In 1903, she emigrated to the United States and took up a position as assistant restorer at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. She eventually settled in Chicago, where she worked as an art conservator for the Art Institute of Chicago as well as other art institutions and private collectors.