Kady Faulkner
Kady Faulkner (1901–1977) was an American muralist, painter and art instructor who gained recognition in the middle of the 20th century. She has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Great Plains Art Museum, as well as others. She was selected to work on the United States post office murals project of the U.S. Treasury during the New Deal and completed a mural for the Valentine, Nebraska post office. A mosaic by Faulkner in Kenosha, Wisconsin adorns the former bakery on the Kemper Hall grounds. She was an associate professor of Art at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln between 1930 and 1950 and then instructed headed the Art Department at Kemper Hall until her retirement. Early life Katherine Burnap Faulkner was born on June 23, 1901, in Syracuse, New York, to Margaret and Philip Faulkner. The family were related to the founders of the Simmons Mattress Company. She was the eldest of two daughters and contracted polio at a young age. After her recovery from the disease, she earned a BA from Syracuse University in 1925. Faulkner went on to continue studies at The Art Students League of