Joffa kerr biography for kids
Joffa Kerr - Artnet
- A native Texan with an Oklahoma husband, family and education, Joffa has been an artist in various mediums since she was a child.
Kerr, 87, a pioneer in art world | Obituaries ...
- A native Texan with an Oklahoma husband, family and education, Joffa has been an artist in various mediums since she was a child.
The World Loses Wildlife Art's Greatest Champion
Joffa “JJ” Kerr (1957-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial
- Joffa was born on December 10, in Nacogdoches, TX. Her father Arthur Gemar was a geophysicist for Shell Oil. Her mother, Lillian Thomason was an art teacher who taught on Indian Reservations and in the Norman Public Schools.
JOFFA KERR Obituary (2012) - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoman
Joffa Kerr Obituary - Oklahoma City, OK - Dignity Memorial
Kerr, the Man Behind Jackson Hole's National Museum of Wildlife Art
As discussed in the article below, “Art portraying wild animals of the American West had been created since artists trailed early explorers and exploiters into the region. But there was something about the subjects being animals that made it less than serious in the wider world of art. The work was seen by many as cute or common, not fine art but illustration, something that appealed not to connoisseurs but to their kids.”
A family of Oklahoma oilmen changed that.
NOTE: this article was originally published to cowboystatedaily.com. It was written by Jake Nichols.
William G. Kerr, founder of the world-famous National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, died July 4 in Oklahoma City. He was 85.
Kerr and his wife, Joffa, who died in June 2022 at the age of 87, live in Wilson, Wyoming, since 1982.
Together, the Kerrs launched the NMWA, using their subst
Joffa Kerr - Artists - Trailside Galleries
Kerr, the Man Behind Jackson Hole's National Museum of ...
- Here, a captive African lion named "Joseph" who helped inspire artists who provided animation for the movie, "Lion King" made an appearance at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. There, the lion was joined by some of the greatest living wildlife artists along with Bill and Joffa Kerr.
| Jo Arthur (Joffa) Kerr passed away at the age of 87. | |
| Joffa was born on December 10, 1935 in Nacogdoches, TX. Her father Arthur Gemar was a geophysicist for Shell Oil. Her mother, Lillian Thomason was an art teacher who taught on Indian Reservations and in the Norman Public Schools. | |
| Though born in Nacodoches, Texas, Joffa Kerr attended the University of Oklahoma and studied interior design and art. |