Occupation – Education – University Professor – Art
Aida Cartagena Portalatin (1918-1994)
Aida Cartagena was a prominent Afro-Latina poet, novelist, scholar, and public intellectual. She was born in Moca, Dominican Republic on...
Clara Ledesma (1924-1999)
Clara Ledesma was one of the leading Dominican artists during the post-World War II era. Born in Santiago De Los...
James Amos Porter (1905-1970)
James Amos Porter was the first African American art historian. Born on December 22, 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of...
Roy DeCarava (1919-2009)
Roy Rudolph DeCarava was the first African American to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship. Born on December 9, 1919 in Harlem...
John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001)
Image Ownership: Fair Use Twentieth century artist John Thomas Biggers was an educator, painter and muralist. His travels in Africa...
