Gladys D. Claggett
Gladys Claggett was born around 1904 in Kansas. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1923, with a bachelor’s degree in Design. She taught at Lincoln High School, in Kansas City, Missouri from 1925 to around 1943. In 1928, she was the advisor for the art club at Lincoln.
She was a judge for the Urban League Art Exhibition for African-American artists in 1935.
Urban League of St. Louis Exhibition
Organized by Urban League of Kansas City
Organized by Urban League of Kansas City
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Urban League of St. Louis Exhibition
Organized by Urban League of Kansas City
Organized by Urban League of Kansas City
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Gladys D. Claggett: Artist File” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
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“Gladys D. Claggett,” in U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ancestry, accessed August 2, 2021.
Lincoln High School Yearbook 1928, Art Club, Ancestry, accessed August 2, 2021.
“Urban League Art Display,” Kansas City Star, October 4, 1935, 30.
“List High School Staffs,” Kansas City Star, September 9, 1925, 2.
“Colored Students and Graduates of 1923,” The Crisis 26 (1923): 110.
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Image Credits
Portrait of Artist
Unknown, Gladys D. Claggett, 1928.
Photograph.
Lincoln High School, The Lincolnian, 1928.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Gladys D. Claggett: Artist File” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Gladys D. Claggett,” in U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ancestry, accessed August 2, 2021.
Lincoln High School Yearbook 1928, Art Club, Ancestry, accessed August 2, 2021.
“Urban League Art Display,” Kansas City Star, October 4, 1935, 30.
“List High School Staffs,” Kansas City Star, September 9, 1925, 2.
“Colored Students and Graduates of 1923,” The Crisis 26 (1923): 110.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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