1928 -1977
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BORN
December 15, 1928
Jackson, Mississippi
DIED
March 22,1977
Kansas City, Missouri
EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
GENDER
RACE / ETHNICITY
OCCUPATION
Commercial Artist

Elnor J. Kyle was born on December 15, 1928 in Jackson, Mississippi. Her parents were Arthur Kyle and Georgie Ann Kyle. Elnor lived in Kansas City, Missouri for most of her life. She attended the University of Kansas and the Kansas City Art Institute. In 1951, her work in watercolor and fashion illustration was included in an exhibition held at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City. She exhibited her work there in 1954 as well.

She married Floyd E. Paschal on February 9, 1952. In her career, she worked in the art department at Hallmark Cards, Inc. She was a member of Centennial United Methodist Church in Kansas City.

Elnor Kyle died on March 22, 1977.

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Artist clippings file is available at:

“Elnor J. Kyle: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

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“Elnor Jean Kyle in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” Ancestry, accessed September 17, 2021.

“An Art Show Tomorrow,” Kansas City Times, May 1, 1954, 25.

“Mrs. Elnor J. Paschal,” Kansas City Times, March 24, 1977, 56.

“Exhibition by Area Negroes May Be the First in Series,” Kansas City Star, April 20, 1951, 28.


Core Reference Sources

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:

“Elnor J. Kyle: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

Bibliography

Select Sources

“Elnor Jean Kyle in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,” Ancestry, accessed September 17, 2021.

“An Art Show Tomorrow,” Kansas City Times, May 1, 1954, 25.

“Mrs. Elnor J. Paschal,” Kansas City Times, March 24, 1977, 56.

“Exhibition by Area Negroes May Be the First in Series,” Kansas City Star, April 20, 1951, 28.


Core Reference Sources

Contributors

Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Artist Record Published

Published on September 20, 2021

Updated on None

Citation

Wagener, Roberta. "Elnor J. Kyle." In Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951. Kansas City: The Kansas City Art Institute and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; St. Louis: The St. Louis Public Library, 2021,https://doi.org/10.37764/5776.