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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Books & Publications (12)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999
Grauer, Paula and Michael R.
240 pages (color)
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary
1995
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
612 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Women Artists in America II
1975
Collins, Jim L.
430 pages
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory