Annie R. Arnot
- BORN
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April 2, 1879
St. Cuthbert, Scotland
- DIED
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November 17, 1964
Harrisonville, Missouri
Annie R. Arnot was born on April 2, 1879, in St. Cuthbert, Scotland. Her family immigrated from Scotland in May 1881, and by 1900 they were living in the Kansas City area. For a time, she was employed as a crayon artist.
Annie was known as a portrait artist, and according to an entry on Findagrave.com, she was known for making portraits of Christ. She painted an image of the Rock Creek School as it appeared in 1916, and this painting was hung in the auditorium of the North Rock Creek School in 1956.
Her sister, Margaret Baldwin, also was a painter who was known for making copies of religious paintings.
Annie Arnot died on November 17, 1964.
Awards & Exhibitions 0
References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Annie R. Arnot: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
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“Annie Bird,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970, Certificate No: 43876, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1964/1964_00043876.PDF.
Hugh Hadley, “Church Names an Artist Its ‘Mother of the Year,’” Kansas City Star, May 9, 1954, pg. 83.
Fred Schulenberg, “Rock Creek School Figured in Early History of this Area,” Kansas City Times, December 12, 1956, 50.
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
Mid-Continent Public Library, Midwest Genealogy Center, Finding Aid, Gilbert Family Papers, accessed August 24, 2021, https://content.mymcpl.org/archive/files/521a29b455e1d461a4e631b50a92c1d5.pdf.
“Annie R. Arnot Gilbert,” Find A Grave, accessed August 30, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58454616/annie-r-gilbert.
Core Reference Sources
Image Credits
Portrait of Artist
Unknown, Annie - Bell - Maggie Arnot, n.d.
Photograph.
Included in the family tree on Ancestry.
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:
“Annie R. Arnot: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Annie Bird,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970, Certificate No: 43876, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1964/1964_00043876.PDF.
Hugh Hadley, “Church Names an Artist Its ‘Mother of the Year,’” Kansas City Star, May 9, 1954, pg. 83.
Fred Schulenberg, “Rock Creek School Figured in Early History of this Area,” Kansas City Times, December 12, 1956, 50.
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
Mid-Continent Public Library, Midwest Genealogy Center, Finding Aid, Gilbert Family Papers, accessed August 24, 2021, https://content.mymcpl.org/archive/files/521a29b455e1d461a4e631b50a92c1d5.pdf.
“Annie R. Arnot Gilbert,” Find A Grave, accessed August 30, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58454616/annie-r-gilbert.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
Updated on None
