Kenneth Gilbert
Kenneth Gilbert, 78, of Parkersburg, WV died Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Belpre Landing. He was born in Spencer, WV a son of the late Delmer and Marie (Jones) Gilbert.
Kenneth Gilbert was an active artist as well as an art educator in the Parkersburg Area. He taught on the elementary, junior high, senior high and college levels. He also served as the art coordinator for the Wood County School System. Approximately 200 of his former students are professional artist and work all over America.
Other professional achievements include founding and directing the Mountain Trace Folklore Program at Parkersburg High School where he and his students produced three hardbound books, two on West Virginia Heritage and Culture and the other a History of Parkersburg High School. They also produced twenty-five paper bound volumes. He is also the author and Illustrator of the Blennerhassett Sketch Book and the children’s book, Tilly Hen. He was a recipient of a Fulbrlght to t
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