The Stone City Art Colony and School 1932-1933
Esther Coffman Dorothy

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Esther Coffman Dorothy (1900-1976) -- student

An early resident of Fairfield Iowa, Esther Coffman (b.1900) was a county government employee who attended the Stone City art colony and spent much of her later life in Ottumwa, Iowa, where she married Arthur Dorothy. Coffman was associated with the Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce and became active in local Chapter HR of P.E.O. International, starting in 1959. The artist died in Ottumwa in early March, 1976. Further details about her life story are unavailable.


Online Resources on Esther Coffman Dorothy:

Rootsweb: DOROTHY-L Archives. ““Esther Coffman Dorothy, 1900-1976.” Available: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/DOROTHY/2002-05/1020447755



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