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| Graduate of Ellsworth High School. Earned a BFA at Emporia State Univ. in 1956 and a
master’s degree in art education from Fort Hays State Univ. in 1966. Belton taught
junior high school, designed greeting cards for Hallmark Cards and served as a jewelry
apprentice. Belton has received national acclaim for her work in continuing the Czech art
of Kraslice, beautifully hand-decorated eggs created by waxing, dyeing and blowing
chicken or goose eggs. Taught for Wilson public schools until retiring in 1998. Moved to
Midland, MI in 2001.
Awards: National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988; Master Folk Artist, Kansas State Historical Society; Kansas Governor’s Artist Award, 1992. | Source:
SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
http://www.emporia.edu/saf/awards/disalum.html, accessed Nov. 5, 2007. | | This and over 1,750 other biographies can be found in Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945) compiled by Susan V. Craig, Art & Architecture Librarian at University of Kansas. |
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