I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Elizabeth Layton

Painter

— 1909 • Wellsville, Kansas —

Elizabeth Layton Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Elizabeth Layton Marker

Inscription. Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton became a living example of healing through creativity. Following a lifetime of clinical depression and personal loss, she began creating art in 1977, focusing on her subject, not on the canvas. She confronted grief in a two-step process where she would first draw an emotion, and then write about it. Her work gained national and international recognition and was exhibited in a one-woman show at the Smithsonian Institution. She died in 1993 at the age of 83.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 39° 7.631′ N, 94° 49.392′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. Marker can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1821 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Allen White (a few steps from this marker); Clarence D. Batchelor (a few steps from this marker); John Steuart Curry (a few steps from this marker); Aaron Douglas (a few steps from this marker);

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Robert Merrell Gage (a few steps from this marker); Damon Runyon (within shouting distance of this marker); Gwendolyn Brooks (within shouting distance of this marker); William Inge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . Elizabeth Layton on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Elizabeth Layton Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.