Blizzard, Georgia, 1919-2002
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Variants
- Michael, Georgia, 1919-2002
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1919-05-17
Death Date
- 2002-06-01
Has Affiliation
- Organization: National Youth Administration
Birth Place
- Saltville (Va.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(ilot) Potter
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Sources
- found: Georgia Blizzard, cleansing vessels, 1996:p. 3 (b. May 17, 1919 in Saltville, Va.; married Willard Michael)
- found: Homegrown & handmade II, c2006:p.13 (Georgia Blizzard) p. 16 (1928-2002, VA)
- found: Smithsonian American Art Museum WWW site, April 11, 2013:(Georgia Blizzard, aka Georgia Michael ; b. Saltville, Va. 1919, d. Marion, Va. 2002 ; Georgia Blizzard started making figures and pots from clay when she was only eight years old. During the Depression, Blizzard left school to serve in the National Youth Administration. She worked in a munitions factory during World War II, then in a textile mill for many years ; When the mill closed down in the sixties, Blizzard started making work in clay, creating pots and plaques that expressed her memories, surroundings, and religious views.) - http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=7456
- found: Asheville Art Museum WWW site, April 16, 2013:(Georgia Blizzard (1919-2002) was a potter who used clay found locally in the Appalachian hills fired and colored with bark, leaves or mud) - http://www.ashevilleart.org/artists/georgiablizzard/
- found: Smyth County, Virginia Obituary Collection WWW site, April 16, 2013:(Georgia Blizzard Michael of Glade Spring, 83, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. ) - http://www.genealogybuff.com/va/smyth/webbbs_config.pl/read/30
- found: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 via Ancestry.com April 16, 2013:(Georgia Blizzard Michael ; b. 17 May 1919, d. 1 Jun 2002)
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Change Notes
- 1997-12-09: new
- 2014-08-10: revised
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