John W. Gutowski

10/21/2001

John W. Gutowski, 53, of 443 West 66th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo., died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He was the son of Edward R. and Jean Helstowski Gutowski of Great Barrington. Born Oct. 2, 1948, in Schenectady, N.Y., he was a graduate of Linton High School and of the State University of New York at Geneseo, earning a bachelor of science degree. He earned his master of art and master of fine art degrees at the University of Iowa. He moved to Missouri in 1979 from Schenectady. Mr. Gutowski was employed as the head of photography and design in the department of art and art history at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, becoming an associate professor in 1985. He received numerous grants and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship. His photographs have been featured in gallery and museum exhibits in Kansas City and across the country, and are included in several major corporate collections, including those at Hallmark and the Polaroid Corp. Traveling extensively, Mr. Gutowski took photographs in the former Soviet Union, Morocco, Poland, Mexico, Hawaii and the American Southwest. He also enjoyed fly fishing and reading. Besides his parents, he leaves his wife of 17 years, Cydney Millstein; two brothers, Gary Gutowski of Granville, N.Y., and James Gutowski of Fort Collins, Colo.; and a sister, Janice Wilcoxson of Ashley Falls. A service was held in Kansas City, Mo., and a memorial Mass will be celebrated in Schenectady at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the John W. Gutowski Scholarship Fund at the department of art and art history in care of the Development Office, Administrative Center, Room 202, UMKC, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110

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