Background
Bates, Betsey was born on November 29, 1924 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Daughter of Homer Morgan and Dorothy (Graef) Smith.
Bates, Betsey was born on November 29, 1924 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Daughter of Homer Morgan and Dorothy (Graef) Smith.
Bachelor of Fine Arts magna cum laude, Beaver College, 1946.
Artist; b. Dobbs Ferry, New York, November 29, 1924. D. Homer Morgan and Dorothy (Graef) Smith. Bachelor of Fine Arts magna cum laude, Beaver College, 1946.
Married Guy C. Bates, August 30, 1947 (division 1965). Children: Carleton Jane, Leslie Collins. Married Joseph M. Gerhart, June 13, 1978.
Designer, painter, illustrator, printmaker for advertising agencies, corporations and publications. Works include: Christmas card Easter Seal Society, 1974, mural for Radio Corporation of America television Studio, Switzerland, 1977. Represented in collections: Washington Hilton Hotel, Houston Marriott, Syracuse Marriott, Chicago Marriott, Texaco, World Book, Lynell, Graduate Hospital of Phila, Butler Institute American Art, Danskin, Inc., Episcopal Academy, Hahnemann Hospital, Friends Central School, Continental Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, Free Library Philadelphia, Germantown Hospital, Montgomery Hospital (13), Smith Kline Pharmaceutical Laboratories, McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation (2).
Designer collectible Christmas plates for World Book Publishers, Chicago, 1979-1991, designer Beach/Contempo paper products, 1960-1989. Recipient certified of merit National Consumer Finance Association, 1963. Certified of excellence Philadelphia Art Directors Club, 1964.
Award National Community Arts Program, Golden Disc, Beaver College, 1975. Best of Show award Norristown Borough (Pennsylvania) Council of Arts, 1980. Member Plymouth Art Guild, Duxbury Art Association, Cape Cod Art Association.
Club, 1964; Member Plymouth Art Guild, Duxbury Art Association, Cape Cod Art Association.
Married Guy C. Bates, August 30, 1947 (divorced 1965). Children: Carleton Jane, Leslie Collins. Married Joseph M. Gerhart, June 13, 1978.
