The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Born 1932 Habersham County, Georgia. Known for: Memory paintings.
Alpha Andrews was born on August 20, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Laura Andrews. She grew up surrounded by a large extended family of... Read full biography
Alpha Andrews was born on August 20, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Laura Andrews. She grew up surrounded by a large extended family of numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Alpha married at nineteen, before graduating from high school, and... Read full biography
Alpha Andrews was born on August 20, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Laura Andrews. She grew up surrounded by a large extended family of numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Alpha married at nineteen, before graduating from high school, and soon became a mother. Her family grew to five children over a ten year period. Her husband died when her oldest child was sixteen and her youngest was eight. The challenge was hers to support herself... Read full biography
Alpha Andrews was born on August 20, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Laura Andrews. She grew up surrounded by a large extended family of numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Alpha married at nineteen, before graduating from high school, and soon became a mother. Her family grew to five children over a ten year period. Her husband died when her oldest child was sixteen and her youngest was eight. The challenge was hers to support herself and her five children. She began doing bookkeeping and tax preparation in her home, and at the same time became the Georgia correspondent for the Anderson Independent newspaper. Eventually she developed a network of livelihoods to support the large... Read full biography
Alpha Andrews was born on August 20, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Laura Andrews. She grew up surrounded by a large extended family of numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Alpha married at nineteen, before graduating from high school, and soon became a mother. Her family grew to five children over a ten year period. Her husband died when her oldest child was sixteen and her youngest was eight. The challenge was hers to support herself and her five children. She began doing bookkeeping and tax preparation in her home, and at the same time became the Georgia correspondent for the Anderson Independent newspaper. Eventually she developed a network of livelihoods to support the large family. She became a licensed nurses assistant, opened a hair salon and hired a staff, became an Ordained Minister for an Independent Chu... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesEveryday Genius Self-Taught Art and the Culture of Authenticity
2004Fine, Gary Alan344 pages (color)Self Taught Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations
2000Sellen, Betty; Cynthia Jefferson339 pagesContemporary American Folk Art A Collectors's Guide
1996Rosenak, Chuck and Jan320 pages (color)