Kraft, Arthur Dies

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The image depicts a newspaper clipping from "The Kansas City Times," dated Thursday, September 29, 1977, announcing the death of Arthur M. Kraft, a Kansas City artist who passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka. The article details Kraft's life, highlighting his career as a painter and sculptor known for his work in clay and metal, with exhibitions in London, Paris, Rome, New York, and various cities across the U.S. It mentions his notable projects such as the entrance mosaic for the Children’s Library at the Kansas City Public Library and a bronze fountain at the Commerce Towers. Friends remembered him as generous, with a love for humor even during his battle with cancer. The article also touches on his struggle with health issues and his financial challenges. Kraft, noted for his talent since childhood, left his mark in art education, winning several awards throughout his career. Despite health problems, he worked on a mural before his death.

The image depicts a newspaper clipping from "The Kansas City Times," dated Thursday, September 29, 1977, announcing the death of Arthur M. Kraft, a Kansas City artist who passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka. The article details Kraft's life, highlighting his career as a painter and sculptor known for his work in clay and metal, with exhibitions in London, Paris, Rome, New York, and various cities across the U.S. It mentions his notable projects such as the entrance mosaic for the Children’s Library at the Kansas City Public Library and a bronze fountain at the Commerce Towers. Friends remembered him as generous, with a love for humor even during his battle with cancer. The article also touches on his struggle with health issues and his financial challenges. Kraft, noted for his talent since childhood, left his mark in art education, winning several awards throughout his career. Despite health problems, he worked on a mural before his death.

Name/Title

Kraft, Arthur Dies

Entry/Object ID

2012.13.8

Scope and Content

Kraft, Arthur DIes article in The Kansas City Times titled "Kansas City Artist, Arthur Kraft, Dies. Dated September 29, 1977. Mr. Kraft was 55 years old. The article includes comments by friends and a biography of his life. Arthur Mayfield Kraft was a native of Kansas City, attended Southwest High School, the Kansas City Art Institute and Yale University. While at Yale, he won an Alice Kimball English Award in 1946 to study abroad. His paintings took first prize at both the Army Arts Exhibition in San Francisco in 1945 and at the Fifth Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition in New York in 1946. Mr. Kraft has four metal sculptures at the famous Northland Shopping Center in Detroit, Michigan. His works have appeared at the Salon of Jean Cocteau at the Palais Royale in Paris and in 1949 at a one-man show in New York at the Jacques Selegmann Gallery. In Kansas City, his murals are in the Muehlebach Hotel, Macy's, Pickwick Hotel, the Kansas City Public Library, Douglass School, and Security National Bank , to name a few. Arthur Kraft was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1956 by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. His is composed of brilliant colors and fantasy figures and beautiful shapes. Arthur Kraft was a patient at the St. Joseph State Hospital #2 for a short period of time.

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Art, Artists

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Kansas City Art Institute, St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2, Glore Psychiatric Museum

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Object Name

News Clipping

Condition

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Good

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Date

Jun 26, 2012

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Kraft, Arthur