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1920 Augusta, Georgia - 2001 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Printmaking, snow scene, nude figure and still-life painting, teaching.
ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001). Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note... Read full biography
ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001). Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note the family’s continued residence in that city, but by the end of that decade, Albert had moved to the... Read full biography
ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001). Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note the family’s continued residence in that city, but by the end of that decade, Albert had moved to the state capital of Atlanta, where he was enrolled at Morehouse College. A reciprocal agreement between Morehouse and two nearby historically black colleges—Spelman College and Atlanta University (now... Read full biography
ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001). Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note the family’s continued residence in that city, but by the end of that decade, Albert had moved to the state capital of Atlanta, where he was enrolled at Morehouse College. A reciprocal agreement between Morehouse and two nearby historically black colleges—Spelman College and Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University)—allowed students to cross-register for classes on the other campuses. Wells was one of many Morehouse men who studied painting under noted artist and teacher Hale Woodruff, the widely respected director of Atlanta University’s... Read full biography
ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001). Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note the family’s continued residence in that city, but by the end of that decade, Albert had moved to the state capital of Atlanta, where he was enrolled at Morehouse College. A reciprocal agreement between Morehouse and two nearby historically black colleges—Spelman College and Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University)—allowed students to cross-register for classes on the other campuses. Wells was one of many Morehouse men who studied painting under noted artist and teacher Hale Woodruff, the widely respected director of Atlanta University’s art department. Under Woodruff’s tutelage, Wells became a member of the so-called “Outhouse School,” an informal guild of African... Read full biography
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ALBERT N. WELLS (1920-2001)
Scarce information is documented about Albert Well’s childhood, outside of his birth in Augusta, Georgia, to William and Elizabeth Wells. Census records from 1930 note the family’s continued residence in that city, but by the end of that decade, Albert had moved to the state capital of Atlanta, where he was enrolled at Morehouse College. A reciprocal agreement between Morehouse and two nearby historically black colleges—Spelman College and Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University)—allowed students to cross-register for classes on the other campuses. Wells was one of many Morehouse men who studied painting under noted artist and teacher Hale Woodruff, the widely respected director of Atlanta Uni...But wait, there's more...
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