Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010)[1] was an Afro-centric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He... Read full biography
Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010)[1] was an Afro-centric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Chicago Institute of Art and received his BFA in... Read full biography
Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010)[1] was an Afro-centric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Chicago Institute of Art and received his BFA in drawing/painting and illustration in 1957. Jones' initial 17 year career was in advertising. He was Hallmark Cards' first African American Art Director and worked for the first black-owned ad agency, Vince... Read full biography
Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010)[1] was an Afro-centric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Chicago Institute of Art and received his BFA in drawing/painting and illustration in 1957. Jones' initial 17 year career was in advertising. He was Hallmark Cards' first African American Art Director and worked for the first black-owned ad agency, Vince Cullers Advertising (founded in 1956). Additionally, Jones worked with his own company, Sales Graphics Advertising. Jones left advertising in 1970 and became the co-director of the avant garde AFAM Gallery Studio and Cultural Center in Chicago with... Read full biography
Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010)[1] was an Afro-centric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Chicago Institute of Art and received his BFA in drawing/painting and illustration in 1957. Jones' initial 17 year career was in advertising. He was Hallmark Cards' first African American Art Director and worked for the first black-owned ad agency, Vince Cullers Advertising (founded in 1956). Additionally, Jones worked with his own company, Sales Graphics Advertising. Jones left advertising in 1970 and became the co-director of the avant garde AFAM Gallery Studio and Cultural Center in Chicago with Alfred Tyler. Beginning in 1976, he became a community mural leader in Chicago and collaborated with Mitchell Caton on six Chicag... Read full biography
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