Florence Kawa
Kawa took part in the Works Project Administration’s Federal Art Project in the 1930s. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Also recorded as Florence Kathryn Kawa
Florence Kawa
Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project · Indianapolis Museum of Art · Public domain
- Name
- Florence Kawa
- Born
- 1912
- Birthplace
- Weyerhauser, WI
- Died
- 2008
- Place of death
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Education
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Known for
- The Workers · Farm from the Road
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Florence Kawa studied at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Cranbrook Academy of Art. Employment is recorded with Works Progress Administration, Louisiana State University and Black Mountain College. Works named in the authority record are The Workers and Farm from the Road. Work by Florence Kawa is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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• Name — Florence Kawa • Born — 1912 • Birthplace — Weyerhauser, WI • Died — 2008 • Place of death — Green Bay, Wisconsin • Illustration — The Workers, wall hanging for the WPA Federal Art Project's Milwaukee Handicraft Project Florence Kawa (1912–2008) was an American artist.
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1912
Florence Kawa born at Weyerhaeuser.
2008
Florence Kawa died at Green Bay.
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Florence Kawa is recorded as having studied at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Cranbrook Academy of Art.
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