Everett Coffelt
- BORN
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July 14, 1886
Pea Ridge, Arkansas
- DIED
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August 25, 1960
Vernon County, Missouri
- EDUCATION
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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri
Everett C. Coffelt, a painter, was born on July 14, 1886. He attended high school and Drury University (circa 1907) in Springfield, Missouri. Coffelt worked mainly as an insurance agent in Springfield, but was also the editor of The Ozark Countryman, a farm publication, for a period of time.
Everett was a member of a group of artists in Springfield who called themselves The Sunday Painters. He traveled throughout the Ozarks painting scenery for about fifteen years. In 1947 at the Missouri State Fair, he won second place in the “Oil Paintings by Amateurs” category. Coffelt was also involved with the Springfield Art Museum. He made the initial contribution toward the first painting bought by the museum.
He died on August 25, 1960.
Missouri State Fair
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Afloat: Artists and Rivers Exhibition
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Missouri State Fair
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Afloat: Artists and Rivers Exhibition
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Award, Missouri State Fair
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“Everett C. Coffelt,” Find A Grave, accessed December 6, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66263558/everett-c-coffelt.
“Fine Arts Awards,” Sedalia Weekly Democrat, August 22, 1947, 3.
“Everett C. Coffelt in the Missouri, U.S. Marriage Records, 1805-2002,” Ancestry, accessed December 9, 2021.
“Everett Coffelt in the U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1999,” Ancestry, accessed December 9, 2021.
“Afloat: Artists and Rivers at Springfield Art Museum,” Springfield Art Museum, accessed December 9, 2021. https://mo-springfieldartmuseum.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=118.
“Everett C. Coffelt," Springfield Leader and Press, August 28, 1960, 54.
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Artwork
Everett Coffelt, Sac Shadows, n.d.
Oil on Masonite, 21 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.
Springfield Art Museum, Gift of the artist, SAM 1956.125.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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Published on December 13, 2021
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Artist clippings file is available at:
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“Everett C. Coffelt,” Find A Grave, accessed December 6, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66263558/everett-c-coffelt.
“Fine Arts Awards,” Sedalia Weekly Democrat, August 22, 1947, 3.
“Everett C. Coffelt in the Missouri, U.S. Marriage Records, 1805-2002,” Ancestry, accessed December 9, 2021.
“Everett Coffelt in the U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1999,” Ancestry, accessed December 9, 2021.
“Afloat: Artists and Rivers at Springfield Art Museum,” Springfield Art Museum, accessed December 9, 2021. https://mo-springfieldartmuseum.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=118.
“Everett C. Coffelt," Springfield Leader and Press, August 28, 1960, 54.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on December 13, 2021
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