Born Pine Bluff, AR, Nov. 9, 1909; died Los Angeles, CA, June 15, 1978. Painter. Printmaker. Teacher. Studied in Colorado and graduated from Bethany College, Lindsborg in 1934. Became a public school art supervisor in Concordia while working on her masters' degree which she was awarded from Ohio State University in 1941. Continued studying and teaching in Colorado, Iowa, and New Mexico. Helped with the craft projects at Camp Carson, CO during World War II. Became assistant professor of Art at Bethany College, Lindsborg in 1945 before moving to New York in 1950. From 1951-71 she taught at Longwood College, VA then returned to Colorado upon retirement.

SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
Sain, Lydia. Kansas Artists, compiled by Lydia Sain from 1932 to 1948. Typed Manuscript, 1948.; Festival of Kansas Arts and Crafts. Catalog: Arts and Crafts of Kansas: an Exhibition held in Lawrence, Feb. 18-22, 1948 in the Community Building. Lawrence: World Co., 1948; Sandzén files

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