Background
Jencks, Penelope was born on March 23, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of Gardner Platt and Ruth DeWitt (Pearl) Jencks.
Jencks, Penelope was born on March 23, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of Gardner Platt and Ruth DeWitt (Pearl) Jencks.
Student, Swarthmore College, 1956. Student, Hans Hoffmann School, 1955. Student, Skowhegan Art School, 1957.
Student, Stuttgart University, Germany, 1959. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Boston University, 1958.
Instructor Braintree (Massachusetts) Art Association, 1971-1972, Art Institute Boston, 1975-1979, Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts, 1978. Professor, Saltzman visiting artist Brandeis University, Waltham, 1981-1983. Resident MacDowell Colony, 1975, 76, 78, 87.
Guest lecturer in field.
Married Sidney Jack Hurwitz, December 20, 1958. Children: Edwin David, Adam Gardner, Erica Ruth.