Background
Blair, Phyllis E. was born on October 5, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of Franz Joseph and Marian Jane (Burke) Emmerich.
Blair, Phyllis E. was born on October 5, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of Franz Joseph and Marian Jane (Burke) Emmerich.
Student, Skidmore College, 1940-1942; student, Art Students League, 1945; student, Westminster College, 1970-1972; student, Bennington College, 1989.
Assistant art department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1940-1942; art illustrator & engineering draftsman, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1942-1944; art illustrator & engineering draftsman, Bell laboratories, New York City, 1944-1946; elem teacher, Clinton, Tennessee, 1946-1947.
Art curator Human Services Center, New Castle, 1968-1989, Jameson Health Systems, 1978-1999, Jameson Care Center, Jameson Retirement Place, 1978-1999, Jameson Rehab Center, 1978-1999, Jameson South Campus, 1995, Almira Home, New Castle, 1990-1999, Lawrence County Children and Youth Services, 2000, The Soup Kitchen, Boynton Beach, Florida, 2000-2009, Berkshire Health Systems, Sweetwood, Williamstown, 2007-2009. Founding member National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia. Member Hoyt Institute Fine Arts (chair art committee & permanent collection 1967-1999, trustee, 1967-1999, Blair Sculpture Walkway named in her honor 1996), American Heart Association (Distinguished Service award Lawrence County chapter 1978).
Married Thomas Slingluff Blair, September, 17, 1946 (deceased May, 2003). Children: Joan Dix, George Dike, Hadden Slingluff.