Background
Dreskin, Jeanet Steckler was born on September 29, 1921 in New Orleans. Daughter of William Steckler and Beate Bertha (Burgas) Steckler Gureasko.
educator painter medical artist
Dreskin, Jeanet Steckler was born on September 29, 1921 in New Orleans. Daughter of William Steckler and Beate Bertha (Burgas) Steckler Gureasko.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Newcomb College, 1942. Graduate in medical art, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1943. Master of Fine Arts, Clemson University, South Carolina, 1973.
Postgraduate, Art Students League, New York City, 1946. Postgraduate, Art Institute Chicago, 1946.
Staff artist American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1943—1945, University Chicago Medical School, 1945—1950. Member faculty Museum School Art, Greenville, South Carolina, since 1950, director, 1968—1975. Adjunct professor art University South Carolina at Museum School Art, since 1973.
Member faculty Governor's School for Arts, Greenville, since 1980. Conductor workshops, lecturer in art education, 1970—2005. Member arts advisory board South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, 1984—1990.
Board directors South Carolina Arts Foundation, 1999—2002. Workshop leader art department University Georgia, 1985. Representative by Hampton III, Taylors, South Carolina.
Member of faculty Museum School Art, Greenville, South Carolina., 1950-1952, 62, director, 1968-1975. Member of faculty governments School for Arts, Greenville, 1980. Member arts advisory board South Carolina.
State Museum, Columbia, 1984-1990.
Member Cmty. Foundation Greenville, 1968-1984, chairman projects committee, 1968-1976. Member Rose Ball, Greenville, 1972.
Member Guild South Carolina. Artists (president 1970-1971, board directors 1981-1986, numerous awards 1965, 67, 68, 71, 73, 84), South Carolina.
Watercolor Society (president 1983-1984, board directors 1985), Southern Watercolor (Southern Watercolor-Mabry award 1981, 85, 88, numerous other awards), Southern Graphics Council (invitational exhibits 1975-1977, 88, vice president 81-83, treasurer 1988), National Association Women Artists (South Carolina.
Membership chairman 1970), National Association Medical Illustrators, American ContemporaryArtist New York City, Greenville Artists Guild (president 1956-1958, 63, board directors 1954-1983).
Married East. Arthur Dreskin, May 9, 1943. Children: Richard Burgas, Stephen Charles, Jeanet Dreskin Haig, Rena Dreskin Schoenberg.