Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston.... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott had taught for 40 years. Mr. Bechet added that Mr. Scott had been chronically ill with pulmonary fibrosis and was recovering from a double lung transplant. John T. Scott was born on a farm in the Gentilly section of New Orleans and raised in the... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott had taught for 40 years. Mr. Bechet added that Mr. Scott had been chronically ill with pulmonary fibrosis and was recovering from a double lung transplant. John T. Scott was born on a farm in the Gentilly section of New Orleans and raised in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. He said that his art training began at home, when he learned embroidery from h... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
Next Generation Southern Black Aesthetic (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Sims, Lowery/Adrian Piper
164 pages (color)
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory