) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁text ile ▁designer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ke efe ▁was ▁born ▁Margaret ▁Thomas ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁studies ▁in ▁mathematics ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Community ▁College . ▁After ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 3 4 ▁World ' s ▁Fair , ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁major ▁to ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁Ch ou in ard ▁Art ▁School ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Art ▁Director ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Architecture ▁magazine ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Ke efe ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁text ile ▁designer ▁for ▁Dor othy ▁Le ib is ▁Studio ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁which ▁text ile ▁designs ▁to ▁the ▁furn ish ings ▁firm , ▁Good all ▁Indust ries . ▁She ▁also ▁created ▁fre el ance ▁designs ▁for ▁other ▁home ▁decor ative ▁lines ▁and ▁wall paper ▁for ▁various ▁fir ms . ▁Later , ▁she ▁began ▁design ing ▁hand ker ch ief s ▁commission ed ▁by ▁J . ▁H . ▁Kim ball ▁for ▁Lord ▁& ▁Taylor ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Ke efe ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁bright ▁colors ▁play ful ▁designs ▁on ▁hand ker ch ief s , ▁kitchen ▁to w els ▁and ▁scar ves . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁the ▁Cooper ▁H ew itt ▁and