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| Verna Johnston Peck (Mrs. W. C. Peck) was born February 23, 1889 in Hutchinson, Kansas. She studied at Southwestern College and the Univ. of Wichita. Earned a BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute. Was a pupil of Grace Raymond, Clayton Henri Staples, and Thomas Hart Benton. Lived in Kansas City in 1953.
Member: Mid-American Artists; Greater Kansas City Art Assoc.
Awards: Kansas State Fair, 1940, 1942; Missouri State Fair, 1955, 1960, 1961; Plaza Art Fair, 1960.
Collections: Mid-America Art Gallery. | Source:
SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
Who’s Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936-1962. | | 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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