LaCoste, Janet Shook
Person
Biography
Janet Shook LaCoste (1912-1983) was a renowned fabric artist and designer. She studied at Incarnate Word College and San Antonio Art Institute.
Opened and managed the Shool-Carrington Gallery in San Antonio where she helped several local artists boost their careers.
Sources: Newspapers.com, Shook Carrington Gallery,
askART, Janet Shook,
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Janet Shook LaCoste papers
Collection
Identifier: AAA 9110
Dates:
1948-1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; sketches; notes; announcements; clippings; and printed material.REELS 1656-1657: Clippings, invitations, announcements, and notes about the Shook-Carrington Gallery; a letter, clippings, and printed material about the San Antonio Art League; correspondence and clippings about Shook as an artist; photos of completed needlepoint; hand-painted sketches of needlepoint designs; and correspondence, 1963-1973, primarily with Lady Bird Johnson, about...