Donald Jerry Scaggs, 77, Professor Emeritus of drawing, painting and printmaking, died April 29 in Denton. After teaching art at Indiana schools and at Slippery Rock State College in Pennsylvania, he came to UNT in 1968, teaching for 32 years until his retirement in 2000. He served as coordinator of printmaking, and his prints and paintings are included in numerous public and private collections. He had a special interest in intaglio techniques combined with photo-induced imagery. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years and earned his bachelor’s degree in art education from Indiana University in Bloomington. He then attended Purdue University, graduating with a master’s in drawing and painting.
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Donald Jerry Scaggs, 77, Professor Emeritus of drawing, painting and printmaking, died April 29 in Denton. After teaching art at Indiana schools and at Slippery Rock State College in Pennsylvania, he came to UNT in 1968, teaching for 32 years until his retirement in 2000. He served as coordinator of printmaking, and his prints and paintings are included in numerous public and private collections. He had a special interest in intaglio techniques combined with photo-induced imagery. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years and earned his bachelor’s degree in art education from Indiana University in Bloomington. He then attended Purdue University, graduating with a master’s in drawing and painting.
