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- 1951, 1955, 1959, 1962 (Creation)
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Biographical history
Signe Margaret Stuart was born on December 3, 1937, in New London, Connecticut, to Carl Einar and Anna Louise (Gustafson) Nelson. She married Joseph Stuart on June 18, 1960.
Signe attended the Yale-Norfolk Art School in 1959 and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in the same year. She went on to earn a Master of Arts from the University of New Mexico in 1961.
Her career includes serving as a Professor of Art at South Dakota State University in Brookings from 1970 to 1994. Since 1994, she has worked as an independent artist in Santa Fe. In 2001, she served as an artist-in-residence at Grinnell College.
Signe Margaret Stuart has been recognized as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who. Her works include the Signe Stuart: Retrospective: March 4-April 23, 1995 exhibition at the South Dakota Art Museum, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota.
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- East Lyme Public Schools
- New London High School
- University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Arts with highest honors
- University of New Mexico, Master of Arts
- Phi Kappa Phi membership
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South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors.
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- Stuart, Signe, 1937- (Subject)