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A view of the hands of artist Kepka Belton, of Ellsworth, Kansas, as she demonstrates Czech egg decorating. Belton has become known all over the country as "the egg lady." People write to her from every state, wanting recipes, eggs, designs, and information about their Czech heritage. She teaches egg painting and traditional Czech design in the local schools and has taught young artists in the Kansas Folk Apprenticeship Program. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Midwest and at the Festival of American Folklife at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division
Date: Between 1987 and 1988
Item Number: 210761
Call Number: B Belton, Kepka *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210761
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Artists
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Artists
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Folk
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Painting
Date - 1980s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Slides
People - European Americans - Czechs
Places - Cities and towns - Ellsworth
Places - Counties - Ellsworth
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Slides
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210761
