Verna Johnston Peck
- BORN
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February 23, 1889
Hutchinson, Kansas
- DIED
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February 24, 1971
Independence, Missouri
- EDUCATION
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Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MissouriWichita State University
Wichita, KansasSouthwestern College
Winfield, Kansas
Verna Johnson Peck, a painter and teacher, was born on February 23, 1889, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She studied at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, and Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. She attended the Kansas City Art Institute and earned her bachelor’s of fine arts there. She also studied under Grace Raymond, Clayton Henri Staples, and Thomas Hart Benton.
In the 1950s she moved to Independence, Missouri. She was active in the Mid-America Artists and the Community Art Association in Independence. While living in Independence, she continued to pursue her art education. Her studio was located at her home at 910 Home Avenue in Independence.
She died on February 23, 1971, in Independence.
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Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Verna A Johnston,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“Verna Alice Peck in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“Verna Peck in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“1930 United States Federal Census for Verna Peck,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Contributors
Amanda Harlan, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
Select Sources
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Verna A Johnston,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“Verna Alice Peck in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“Verna Peck in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
“1930 United States Federal Census for Verna Peck,” Ancestry, accessed September 16, 2021.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Contributors
Amanda Harlan, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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