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1911 Houston, Texas - 1996. Known for: Mod figure, landscape, graphics.
Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts... Read full biography
Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a... Read full biography
Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Atlanta School of Art. She studied painting under Hale Woodruff and sculpture under Alice Dunbar at Atlanta University. Mrs. Simon was a member and officer of... Read full biography
Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Atlanta School of Art. She studied painting under Hale Woodruff and sculpture under Alice Dunbar at Atlanta University. Mrs. Simon was a member and officer of the National Conference of Negro Artists since its inception in 1958. Some of her works are included in: American Negro Art by Cedric Dover, Prints By American Negroes by California Cultural League, Black Artists by Lewis and Waddy, Black Dimensions In... Read full biography
Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Atlanta School of Art. She studied painting under Hale Woodruff and sculpture under Alice Dunbar at Atlanta University. Mrs. Simon was a member and officer of the National Conference of Negro Artists since its inception in 1958. Some of her works are included in: American Negro Art by Cedric Dover, Prints By American Negroes by California Cultural League, Black Artists by Lewis and Waddy, Black Dimensions In Contemporary Art by Atkinson, Women Artists in the United States A Selective Bibliogr... Read full biography
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Jewel Woodard Simon (1911-1996) Painter, sculptor, print- maker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader.
A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Atlanta School of Art. She studied painting under Hale Woodruff and sculpture under Alice Dunbar at Atlanta University. Mrs. Simon was a member and officer of the National Conference of Negro Artists since its inception in 1958.
Some of her works are included in: American Negro Art by Cedric Dover, Prints By American Negroes by California Cultural League, Bla...But wait, there's more...
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