biography of Burnett Henry, Sr. SHRYOCK (1904-1971)

Birth place: Carbondale, IL

Death place: Carbondale

Addresses: Carbondale, IL

Profession: Painter, educator, designer, graphic artist, craftsperson, lithographer

Studied: Univ. Illinois ( A.B.); Am. Acad. Art, Chicago; AIC; Teachers College, Columbia Univ. (M.A.); E.V. Poole, AIC; Y. Kuniyoshi; E. Thurn.

Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1941; CAM, 1943 (prize)-1945; Alabama WC Exhib., 1944 (prize); La Tausca Pearls Competition, 1946 (prize); AIC, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1946; Denver Art Mus., 1944, 1945; Kansas City AI, 1945; W.R. Nelson Gal., 1946 (solo); Jackson, MS, 1944 (solo); New Orleans Art & Crafts, 1948 (solo).

Member: Soc. Arts & Sciences, NY; NEA; NAEA; AAUP.

Work: CAM; Southern Illinois Univ.

Comments: Position: asst. professor art (1935-42), chmn. art dept. (1942-44), Southern Illinois Univ.; assoc. prof. art, chmn. art dept., 1944-, Univ. Kansas City, MO; chmn. & art professor (1950-), dean, school fine art & art professor (1955-), Southern Illinois Univ.

Sources: WW66; WW47.