MAYFIELD, Ky. - A prominent painter whose works capture the rural, small town culture of Kentucky turned 100 on Saturday. Helen LaFrance visited a church in Mayfield to celebrate her birthday with an unexpectedly large group of friends and family. Longtime friend Wanda Stubblefield calls LaFrance a modest and private person who does not seek attention or recognition. Later in life, LaFrance worked in a hospital, tobacco barns and a ceramic factory, where she decorated whiskey bottles, the press release said. “It’s the church where we had the church picnics.”The documentary “Helen LaFrance: Memories” recently screened at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Source: thestar November 02, 2019 19:18 UTC