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Whitcomb, Kay was born on May 20, 1921 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States.
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Kay Whitcomb
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Kay Whitcomb, American artist. Member Enamel Guild (board directors), Enamel Guild North East, Enamel Guild West (founder, 1st president 1976-1978), San Diego Art Guild (chairman 1968-1969, board directors 1962-1965), Allied Craftsmen of San Diego, Southern California Designer Craftsmen, Society North America Goldsmiths (Conference Exhibition prize 2001).
Education
Degree (honorary), Rhode Island School Design. Degree (honorary), Cambridge School Art, 1941.
Career
Enamel artist, craftsperson, Rockport, Massachusetts. Guest curator Laguna Beach (California) Musuem of Art, 1976. Creator enamel courses, instructor La Jolla Museum, 1956-1959.
Founder Enamel Guild West, 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Member Enamel Guild (board directors), Enamel Guild North East, Enamel Guild West (founder, 1st president 1976-1978), San Diego Art Guild (chairman 1968-1969, board directors 1962-1965), Allied Craftsmen of San Diego, Southern California Designer Craftsmen, Society North America Goldsmiths (Conference Exhibition prize 2001).
Connections
Daughter of Herbert Hartwell Whitcomb and Mildred Parker Carr. Divorced; children: Richard Y., Deborah N.
Awards
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Recipient Young Americans award American Crafts Council, 1950, Decorative Arts, Wichita, 1962, International Biennale Email, 1978, Prix du Syndicat d'Initiative, Limoges, International Shippo, Tokyo, 1981, 85, 94, Quilt Design award San Diego History Society Bicentennial Gift to City, 1976, Modern Liturgy Bene award, 1989, Grand prize International Cloisonné, 1994, ArtsBoston award, 1997, Daughters of the American Revolution award, Massachusetts, 2004, Daughters of the American Revolution Congress award, 2004.Recipient Young Americans award American Crafts Council, 1950, Decorative Arts, Wichita, 1962, International Biennale Email, 1978, Prix du Syndicat d'Initiative, Limoges, International Shippo, Tokyo, 1981, 85, 94, Quilt Design award San Diego History Society Bicentennial Gift to City, 1976, Modern Liturgy Bene award, 1989, Grand prize International Cloisonné, 1994, ArtsBoston award, 1997, Daughters of the American Revolution award, Massachusetts, 2004, Daughters of the American Revolution Congress award, 2004.