Perrietta Burke Hester

Background

Hester, Perrietta Burke was born on March 8, 1925 in El Centro, California, United States. Daughter of Perry Alexander and Agnes M. (Pedersen) Burke.

Education

Bachelor in Fine Art, San Diego State University, 1947. Master of Arts in Fine Art, San Diego State University, 1967.

Career

Art educator Los Angeles Unified Schools, 1948-1951, La Jolla (California) Museum Art, 1967-1968, University California, San Diego, 1968-1970, San Diego Community College, since 1969, University California, Irvine, 1985, San Diego (California) Zoological Institute, 1970-1995. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Perrietta Burke Hester has been listed as a notable artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member San Diego Portrait Society (co-founder, chairman), San Diego Art Guild.

Interests

• Travel, painting, walking.

Connections

Married Henry Hartwell Hester, August 23, 1947 (divorced May 1967). Children: Henry Hester Junior, Loraine Hester Dyson, Heather Hester Duckett.

Father:

Perry Alexander Burke

Mother:

Agnes M. (Pedersen) Burke

Spouse:

Henry Hartwell Hester

child:

Loraine Hester Dyson Hester

child:

Henry Hester Junior Hester

child:

Heather Hester Duckett Hester