Kit Barker
Kit Barker
2003 Katharine Thomas Cary Medal
For her outstanding achievement as an exhibitor, judge, lecturer, and mentor in addition to her infinite capacity to inspire and educate both the experienced and novice flower arranger.
The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of floral design education.
The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal was endowed by New Canaan Garden Club, Zone II, in memory of member Katherine Babcock Thomas Cary (Mrs. William Harris Cary: 1874–1953). She served as a GCA director, floral design judge, and GCA librarian. The medal was designed in 1955 by Karl Gruppe and first awarded in 1956.
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