Background
Johnson, Mary Cady was born on October 6, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Gilbert Haven and Marian Adelia (Denmark) Cady.
Johnson, Mary Cady was born on October 6, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Gilbert Haven and Marian Adelia (Denmark) Cady.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Illinois, 1936. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Art Institute Chicago, 1945.
Supervisor art Urbana (Illinois) Public Schools, 1938-1939. Board directors, chairman art gallery Chile-American Cultural Institute, Santiago, 1946-1948, Brazilian-American Institute, Rio de Janeiro, 1948-1955. Lecturer art history University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1961-1965, 1st director art gallery, 1961-1965.
Member Nevada State Council on the Arts, 1964-1971. Co-founder, 1st president Allied Arts Council, Las Vegas, 1961.
Married Elmer Ferdinand Johnson, October 7, 1939 (deceased January 1973). Children: Cady Leonard, Derek Herbert.