Jack Verne Cline Jack
Verne Cline, born and raised in Cherokee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Cline. Jack enrolled in art school in Chicago and upon graduation from
the Art Institute took three years of commercial art at the Chicago
Academy of Fine Arts. Jack has become a nationally known illustrator
and is now director of all arts for TEE-PAC, INC., with a staff of
thirty artists and designers. TEE-PAC, INC., is international and
maintains offices and plants in Germany, England, Holland, Canada and
Mexico. Jack and his wife Thelma live in Hinsdale, Illinois. Jack still paints for fun, when he has the time. |
Harry Verne Cline Harry
Verne Cline, born in Jefferson, Iowa, moved to Cherokee in 1897. Harry
had no formal art training, but was a natural born artist, he worked on
the old "Democrat" doing chalk plate etchings for news paper
reproductions. These plates were made from original "on the scene
sketches." His portraits were made from photographs. The etchings gave
the appearance of cartoons, but he was not a cartoonist. Harry left
Cherokee about 1927 and opened his own studio in Sioux City. He died in
1939. |
Phyllis Cunningham Phyllis
Cline Cunningham, former Quimby resident, graduate of University of
Kansas, taught art in Detroit schools for many years. has many
beautiful paintings, now owned by members of her family. |
Florence Andrews Chesnutt Florence
Andrews Chesnutt (Mrs. Jack) artist and sculptor, known as "Winky"
daughter of Stanley and Florence Andrews, born in El Dorado, Arkansas,
attended Ward Belmont school in Nashville, Tennessee; received her B.
A. at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; attended Goethe
University, Frankfort, Germany and St. Martins Academy of art in London. She
did free lance work in Little Rock, and when they moved to Cherokee,
she advanced to doing FREE work, designing sets for little theater,
ding brochures and posters for various events. She also teaches adult
education classes. Winky has exhibited her painting in traveling
exhibits won merit awards, won first in 66 in the Area show, taken part
in two man shows one in Cherokee, one in Storm Lake, then had a one man
show last June at the Community Center in Cherokee. The Chesnutts are
the parents of three lively boys Stanley Andrew, John Christy, and Allen Howard. |
Fannie Bernice Paschell Chase Fannie
Bernice Paschell Chase (Mrs. Bruce Chase), born in Cherokee, June 9,
1919, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. F> Paschell. Dad Paschell was her
first teach of the Violin, starting when she was 4 years old.
After graduation she attended Coe College where she received her
Bachelor of music, then on to Drake University for graduate work. She
was concert-master of the Des Moines Symphony for three years. In 1940
she won first in the Chicago Land Music Festival and played at Soldiers
field to a crown of 100,000 people. Studied Violin with Scott
Willits at the American Conservatory of Music for eight years. For the
past 18 years Fannie has been the concert-master of the Evanston
(Illinois) symphony orchestra, has been soloist with them innumerable
times. She has also soloed with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Des Moines
Symphony, and the American Conservatory Symphony. Until her marriage
she concertized extensively. |
Linda Campbell Linda
Campbell (Mrs. Andrew), daughter of Robert and Reva (Thomas) Schumann.
Linda was born in Des Moines, Iowa and attended school there, receiving
her B. A. in art at Drake University. She has displayed her work at
Drake University. Linda and Andrew came to Cherokee in 1966, she teaches elementary art in the Cherokee schools. |
Bruce Chase Bruce
Chase, staff arranger for the Breakfast Club show in Chicago,
accompanies his wife Fannie Paschell Chase and his daughter Stephanie
on the Piano, giving as many as eight concerts a month in the Chicago
area. 150 musicians are chosen from all over the world every year to
study at Meadow Mount School of Music, New York, staffed by Juillard
and Curtiss, his wife and daughter will both be there. |
Ellen Weart Clark Ellen
Weart Clark, daughter of James and Mabel Weart, born in Cherokee, Iowa,
attended school here, now a resident of Belvedere, California. We were
unable to contact Ellen in time for this publishing but we know
she has illustrated childrens books with her art work, done commercial
illustrating, and designed a cook book. Ellen married Thomas Clark. |
Hilda DeBoer Hilda
DeBoer (Mrs. Albert), Cherokean now of LeMars, apprenticed as a jewelry
maker and designer in Germany, makes fabulous original jewelery has had
several one man shows, the most recent in LeMars. Has one daughter,
Viola. |
Carmen Luci Dewar Carmen
Luci Dewar (Mrs. Robert), daughter of William Allen and Chlotilde
(Murray) Coffing. Carmen was born and schooled in Cameron, Missouri;
received her Associate of Arts at Stevens College at Columbia, Mo.; her
B.S. at Northwest college Maryville; did under graduate work and
graduate work at Missouri University, Columbia, Mo. Masters completed
except for thesis. She was supervisor for the U.S. government Home
Management at Marysville for nine years; Home economist for Iowa State
University for fifteen years. Cherokee was the first county in Iowa to
teach labor saving methods for heart patients; Carmen gave
demonstrations for the Heart Association at the YWCA in Sioux City;
lectures on radio; special programs on WOI TV at Ames. She has also
written many articles for the Maryville Democrat Forum; the Kansas City
Star and wrote a weekly column called The Open Letter, here in
Cherokee; she also attended the Communications workshop summers at the
University of Iowa, and conducted home economics programs on KVTV at
Sioux City. She holds a honorary lifetime membership in the Iowa Home
Economics Association. Carmen retired in 62 to work in her garden and
yard for a change. She has one son Henry Franklin Lawrence the III. |
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