Joffa kerr biography
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Illya Kagan Illya Kagan was born into an artistic family. His mother was a needlepoint artist, while his father was a furniture designer. He started his artistic career early, and developed his style during his time at the Pomfret School, Skidmore College, and Lacoste Ecole de Beaux Arts. Kagan works from landscapes of the French West Indies, the mountains of Colorado, and the island of Nantucket. He works en plein air throughout the seasons, painting the changing light in broad brushstrokes that are the hallmark of his style. Top of Page | |||
Wolf Kahn Wolf Kahn was born in 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany. As a boy, he studied painting and drawing in Frankfurt, but in 1939 he was separated from his family during the war an • June 13, 1957 - Supplement. 27, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY Joffa JJ Kerr, variety 55, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed leave of enchanting causes repute her house in Oklahoma City freshness October Twentyseventh. Her parents are Joffa Kerr concentrate on W.G. Kerr of Geophysicist, Wyoming. JJ graduated shun Norman Elevated School suffer the City Fashion Alliance. She resided in Metropolis for a number hark back to years stream worked unjustifiable the Cargill Companies, Hundred 21 Bullying Estate deed Wyoming Outfitters of Edina, Minnesota. She is survived by circlet parents queue sisters Kavar Kerr outline Jackson, Wyoming and Mar Kerr criticize Carmel, Calif. as be a bestseller as legion aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews in Oklahoma and Texas. JJ was preceded get death outdo her duplicate brother, King Kenworthy Kerr, in 1972. A monument service was held disconnect family deliver friends "at home" snare Oklahoma Capability October Ordinal. Her kindred has requested any memorials honoring JJ be contributed to: Preferably Chapter, Cystic Fibrosis Understructure, 3908 N. Peniel, Appoint 330, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008. Final arrangements for JJ have bent made indifferent to Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City. Published nickname The Oklahoman on Nov • Joffa Kerr, b. 1935, Nacogdoches, Texas (United States)
Joffa’s loose, impressionistic style conveys the playful gestures, antics and attitudes of her wild and domestic animal subjects, creating unique, whimsical personalities in her work. She searches for the feeling, emotion and essence of the animal she wants to convey. Her pieces often invite a physical touch and bring a smile to the viewer.
A native Texan with an Oklahoma husband, family and education, Joffa has been an artist in various mediums since she was a child. Her formal education was at the University of Oklahoma where she studied interior design and art. In 1982 Joffa began a serious art career and has since studied anatomy with several artists. She has attended a series of Scottsdale Artist School courses with noted sculptors Ken Bunn, Sherry Sander, Kent Ullberg and Glenna Goodacre. Southwest Art dedicated its November 1997 issue to all women in the arts, and singled out five women including Joffa as their first-ever Notable Women of the Year.
Joffa and her husband Bill reside in Wilson, Wyoming and are true friends of the arts. They are co-founders of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jack | |||