The Printing Art, May 1919
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... Mary Poore and Chick were married in August, 1919. They joined other married undergraduate couples in Princeton in the fall of 1920. He received his C.E. degree in June, 1921, and the Graduate E.E. degree in June 1922. He worked for the New York Telephone Company, then the Ohio Bell Telephone organization, returning to his home town of Columbus, Ohio in 1923. ...According to the 1920 United States Census, Elgin’s parents lived with her maternal grandparents, George and Belle Poore, in Columbus at 232 South Monroe Avenue. Elgin’s parents were at the same address in the 1924 city directory. The 1927 directory listed her parents at 247 North Remington Road in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus.
Special Students ClassificationThe Dispatch, August 23, 1941, said Elgin won three state fair ceramics awards.
Any Subject—Any Medium—First, Kathleen Elgin, Xenia; ...
Sculpture—First, Kathleen Elgin, Xenia; ...
Unclassified—Fourth, Kathleen Elgin, Xenia; ...
Design—First, Kathleen Elgin, Xenia;...
Kathleen Elgin, Xenia, three firsts for “St. Catherine,” in stained glass, tile tableware and a pottery punch bowlElgin’s father signed his World War II draft card on February 16, 1942. His address was 241 North King Street in Xenia, Ohio. Sometime later, the address was updated to R.R. 8, Shakertown Pike, Dayton, Ohio. The Princeton Alumni Weekly said
... He served as a Major in the Air Force in World War II. Chick was an Engineer for Lindly and Company of Mineola, N.Y. from the end of the war until his retirement in 1964. All Engineering pursuits held a keen interest for him, and he was at his best when engineering problems were involved. The Elgins built a lovely home in Hampton Bays, N.Y. after retirement, where Mary and Chick were very happy. ...Some of the books by Elgin included a brief biography. Science Fiction & Readers Guide (1953) said
Jill Elgin enjoys people, books, and dogs. She was brought up in Baltimore [sic] and studied at the Maryland Institute of Art [sic] and at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. She has done a number of portraits and has illustrated several children’s books. She likes to travel throughout the United States, especially in the West.The bio in The First Book of Norse Legends (1956) said
Kathleen Elgin began to draw when she was five years old, and she has never stopped since then. She studied at the Dayton, Ohio, Art Institute for two years, then went to work in a stained glass studio. During World War II she illustrated technical manuals for the U.S. Air Force. After the war she moved to New York City, where she studied at the American School of Design.Another bio, in Billions of Years of You (1967), said
Today Miss Elgin divides her career between advertising and book illustrating. She illustrated The First Book of Japan, The First Book of Poetry, and The Science Book of the Human Body. She both wrote and illustrated The First Book of Mythology.
Kathleen Elgin, who has illustrated over thirty-five books is also an author. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, she studied at the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio and the School of General Studies, Columbia University. A wintertime resident of New York City, Miss Elgin makes her home on New York’s Fire Island during the summer months.Illustrators of Children’s Books, 1957–1966 (1968) said
After graduating from high school in Xenia, Ohio, Kathleen Elgin attended the Dayton Art Institute for two years, studying in Decorative Arts, her interest developing in stained glass. Later she worked in a glass studio for two years on the commission of a History of Medicine window for the Mayo Clinic. During the Second World War she executed technical manuals for the Air Force. She came to New York in 1945 and began free lancing in advertising, turning after six years to the field of book illustration. Since then, she has written as well as illustrated several books. Miss Elgin, who works primarily in black and white, describes her work as representational and decorative. She notes that in the last ten years her style has changed from pure line to half tone, and that she has perfected her dry brush technique. In 1962, she had a one-man show of her dry brush drawings. Miss Elgin lives on Fire Island, New York.According to the bio in The Human Body: The Skeleton (1973), Elgin came to New York in 1944.
As this issue goes to press the editorial staff welcomes a new member. Miss Jill Elgin, one of New York’s better commercial artists, becomes our Art Editor. You have seen her work in our previous issues. “Now,” she says, “I intend to introduce the best art talent I can find to the readers of A. D.” She tells us she will welcome correspondence with young artists. Miss Elgin graduated from the Grand [Central] Art School and the Art Career School, specializing in illustration and portrait painting.Elgin illustrated the articles, “A Sense of Belonging” and “Jean Cocteau, The Frivolous Prince”.
Richard “Rick” J. Keller, 68, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in his Reading residence after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.Keller was laid to rest at Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Jack and Phyllis (Bolig) Keller. Rick graduated from Mt. Penn High School and The Pennsylvania State University. He funded his college education by lettering comic books for his father. Rick was employed as a Special Education/Physical Education teacher by the Reading School District and Berks I.U. for 37 years until his retirement in 2012.
Many will remember Rick as a Mt. Penn playground leader, a baseball and volleyball mentor as well as timekeeper at Mt. Penn High School basketball games. He was also a junior varsity soccer coach. Rick was a 2015 inductee in the Mt. Penn Athletics Hall of Fame.
Rick was active as a volleyball referee in PIAA, USAV, NAGWS and community co-ed volleyball. For many years, he participated in street hockey, volleyball, slow-pitch softball and golf. He enjoyed playing golf until the very end.
Rick liked to renovate his home and create a beautiful outdoor living space. He regularly attended the Trans Am Nationals and won awards for his 2002 Pontiac Firehawk. He was a Three Stooges fan as well as an avid “Leave It to Beaver” devotee.
He was a life-long American patriot and a constitutional scholar.
Rick is survived by brother, Robert Keller and his wife Lynn of Portland, CT; nephew, Michael Keller and his wife Jacqueline of Farmington, CT; and cousin, Philip Riegel and wife Kathy of Pottstown. He was predeceased by a brother, Scott Keller.
Visitation will be Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc. 739 Penn Avenue West Reading, PA 19611.
In lieu of flowers, please plant trees in your community and/or support youth sports and animal rescue groups in your area.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.