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BIOGRAPHY
formerly FLORENCE ARQUIN,/ Supervisor of the Easel Painting Projects and at present Assistant to the State Director of the Federal Art Project, WPA, for the State of Illinois, since 1936.

Education:

Specialized in Bacteriology, New York University Medical College and Columbia University, 1918-1919-1920. (Special concentrated courses for Laboratory Technicians during the World War.)Entered the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929 and graduated with a B.A.E. degree. 

Exhibitions:

The Art Institute of Chicago
Kansas City Art Institute
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Delphic Studio, New York City
Chicago Society of Artists

Awards:

Collections:

Watson Collection, Winona, Minnesota
Flossmoor Public Schools, Flossmoor, Illinois
Libertyville Twp. H.S., Libertyville, Illinois

Special Experiences:

Bacteriology and Serology Laboratory, New York City
Board of Health
Research Work under Professor Jordan, University of Chicago, 1921-22, on Respiratory Commission.
Laboratory Technician, Illinois Social Hygiene Clinic, 1922-23.
In charge of Chicago Lying-in Hospital Laboratory, 1924-25. 
Research work under Dr. Stillians--cooperated on a Paper published in Journal of Syphilis and Dermatology. 
Organized and directed Art Departments of the Flossmoor Public Schools and the Libertyville Twp. High School[s]. 
Lecture work on the subject of art. 

Organizations:

Chicago Society of Artists
The Around Chicago Art Educators
Listed in "Who is Who in American Art" and "Leading Women of America," 1939