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This colored pencil drawing was executed by Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kansas. Layton, from Wellsville, Kansas, began drawing at age 68 and received national attention for her work. This painting depicts Layton and her husband, Glenn. Don Lambert, an Ottawa journalist who discovered Layton in 1977, donated the drawing.
Creator: Layton, Elizabeth
Date: 1985
Item Number: 223484
Call Number: 1987.138.0
KSHS Identifier: 1987.138.0
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Artists
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Artists
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Drawing
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries
Date - 1980s - 1985
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Hobbies
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Picture - Narrative
Places - Cities and towns - Wellsville
Places - Counties - Franklin
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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