Background
Burgess, Janet Helen was born on January 22, 1933 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Joseph and Helen Elizabeth (Johnson) Burgess.
Burgess, Janet Helen was born on January 22, 1933 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Joseph and Helen Elizabeth (Johnson) Burgess.
Student, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1950—1951. Student, University Utah, Logan, 1951—1952. Student, Marycrest College, 1959—1960.
One-person shows: El Pao, Bolívar, Venezuela, 1952-1962. Represented in private collections, United States, Europe, South America. Producer, designer Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Moline, Illinois, 1963-1965.
Designer, general manager Grilk Interiors, Davenport, Iowa, 1963-1987.
Director Fine Arts Gallery, Davenport, 1978-1984. Chairman of the Board Product Handling, Incorporated., Davenport, 1981-1988.
Owner, president mail order business Amazon Vinegar & Pickling Works Drygoods, Limited., Davenport. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Design work featured in Gift & Decorative Accessories magazine, 1969, 80, Decor magazine, 1979.
Board of directors Rock Island Art Guild, 1974-1978, Quad Cities Arts Council, 1980-1984. Board directors Village of East Davenport (Iowa) Association, 1973-1984, president, 1981. Board directors Neighborhood Housing Superior vena cava syndrome, Davenport, Davenport Area Convention and Tourism Bureau, 1981.
Member of advisory board interior design department Scott Community College, 1975-1980.
Member Mayor"s Committee Historic Preservation, Davenport, Iowa, 1976-1977, 85. Board directors retail com.Operation Clean Davenport, 1981.
Member 16th Iowa Civil War Re-enactment Union.
Member of advisory board interior design department Scott Community College. Member Mayor"s Committee Historic Preservation, Davenport, Iowa, 1976-1977, 85. Member 16th Iowa Civil War Re-enactment Union.
Member Gift and Decorative Accessories Association (national.
Married Richard Everett Guth, August 25, 1951. Children: John Joseph, Marshall Claude, Linnea Ann Guth Layman Sinclair. Married Milan Andrew Vodick, February 16, 1980.