Her mother encouraged her at an early age to study music, and she was educated at eastern boarding schools, including the New England Conservatory of Music, from 1905-1910. On her first trip to the East her mother took her to New York to have her portrait taken by well-known photographer Gertrude K*sebier. Later when she decided to become a photographer, Gilpin asked K*sebier if she would be her mentor.
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