She began her career as an artist in late 20s, and was a known participant in the Indianapolis City Hospital Project.
She also studied at the Academie Julian in Paris and the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art in Long Island, NY.
[2] King painted many landscapes of the east coast, and some of the midwest as well.
However, King was not regarded as one of the most devoted regionalists within the Hoosier Group.
[1] King was also a highly regarded poet and won awards from the Poetry Society of Great Britain and a Writers Club contest in 1927.