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1930 Hot Springs, Arkansas - 1998. Known for: Public mural painting with African-American themes.
Mitchell Caton (American, 1930-1998). Theodore Burns Mitchell, known by most people as Mitchell Caton, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but relocated to Chicago as a young boy. He attended DuSable... Read full biography
Mitchell Caton (American, 1930-1998). Theodore Burns Mitchell, known by most people as Mitchell Caton, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but relocated to Chicago as a young boy. He attended DuSable High School, and according to his son, Tyler Mitchell, he was awarded a commission shortly after... Read full biography
Mitchell Caton (American, 1930-1998). Theodore Burns Mitchell, known by most people as Mitchell Caton, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but relocated to Chicago as a young boy. He attended DuSable High School, and according to his son, Tyler Mitchell, he was awarded a commission shortly after graduation to paint Sanders McMath, then governor of Arkansas. That commission led to an art scholarship at the University of Little Rock. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York and the... Read full biography
Mitchell Caton (American, 1930-1998). Theodore Burns Mitchell, known by most people as Mitchell Caton, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but relocated to Chicago as a young boy. He attended DuSable High School, and according to his son, Tyler Mitchell, he was awarded a commission shortly after graduation to paint Sanders McMath, then governor of Arkansas. That commission led to an art scholarship at the University of Little Rock. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He settled in Chicago and was married in 1955. He worked as a mail sorter through the 1960s in the downtown Chicago post office, which is where he met Bill Walker. In 1967, Walker participated in a project... Read full biography
Mitchell Caton (American, 1930-1998). Theodore Burns Mitchell, known by most people as Mitchell Caton, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but relocated to Chicago as a young boy. He attended DuSable High School, and according to his son, Tyler Mitchell, he was awarded a commission shortly after graduation to paint Sanders McMath, then governor of Arkansas. That commission led to an art scholarship at the University of Little Rock. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He settled in Chicago and was married in 1955. He worked as a mail sorter through the 1960s in the downtown Chicago post office, which is where he met Bill Walker. In 1967, Walker participated in a project related to the Organization for Black American Culture, which was a community mural honoring African American heroes, known... Read full biography
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