[2][3] She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1936 to 1941, where she was a student of famed realist painter Thomas Hart Benton.

[3] Benton's influence is evident in Turner's early work, which owes much to Regionalist Art and the American Scene.

This all-female organization was created when the founding members were denied membership in the male-dominated Lone Star Printmakers.

[10] Other notable members included Florence McClung, Verda Ligon, Mary Lightfoot, and Blanche McVeigh.

[2] Backbone of a Sheep III reveals her preoccupation with accurate detail and her mastery of the printing form.