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Adolphus Ealey
BornFebruary 22, 1941
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1992
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation(s)Artist, curator, educator, writer, entrepreneur, art dealer
Spouse(s)Howard University,
Académie de la Grande Chaumière,
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Adolphus Ealey (1941–1992) was an American artist, curator, educator, writer, and entrepreneur. He was African-American and a noted Black art authority, and he was the longtime curator of the Barnett–Aden Collection of Black art.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Adolphus Ealey was born on February 22, 1941, in

B.A. degree 1963) and studied under James V. Herring.[4][1] He received a master's degree (1964) at Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris,[5] and a Ph.D. in art from the University of Wisconsin.[2]

Career

"All things are interrelated and nourish one another. All cultures are interwoven."

– Adolphus Ealey (in 1991)[6]

Ealey was a longtime curator of the Barnett–Aden Collection of Black art starting in 1969; the collection was formerly associated with Barnett-Aden Gallery and bequeathed to Ealey by James V. Herring.[7][8] Later the collection was located at the Museum of African American Art in Tampa, Florida (which has since closed).[9][10] He took an anthropological approach to the collection of objects, emphasized culture and organized them around a village concept.[11]

Ealey was a professor at

Afro-American Cultural and Historical Museum of Philadelphia (now the African American Museum in Philadelphia).[1]

In 1985, he designed memorabilia for the first national celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commissioned by the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change; and it was said to have been personally approved by Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr..[12]

He was the president of Heritage Noir Inc. in 1983.

Alma W. Thomas.[4]

Death and legacy

He had

National Gallery of Art Library;[13] and he is included in the public museum collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art.[14]

Exhibitions

Publications

  • Ealey, Adolphus (Spring 1977). Lewis, Samella (ed.). "The Curator". Black Art: An International Quarterly. 1 (3).

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0190-8286
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  2. ^ a b "Noted Black Art Authority Adolphus Ealey, 51, Dies". Jet (magazine). Johnson Publishing Company. 1992-12-07. p. 54.
  3. ^ "Inheriting a talent". Tampa Bay Times. 1991-04-07. p. 70. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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  6. ^ Tampa Bay Magazine. Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. August 1991. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Barnett Aden Gallery, African American Heritage Trail". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  8. ^ Peterman, Peggy (1992-12-29). "A bruising year of African-American adversity". Tampa Bay Times. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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  10. ^ Ross, Sandy (1991-04-28). "Curator's dedication infuses museum's collection with vitality". The Tampa Tribune. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  11. ISBN 978-0-8214-4545-7
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  12. ISSN 0021-5996
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  13. ^ "Adolphus Ealey: vertical files". National Gallery of Art Library. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  14. ^ "Dr. Adolphus Ealey". Baltimore Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  15. ^ a b c d "Ealey, Adolphus". African American Visual Artists Database (AAVAD). Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

Further reading

  • Spradling, Mary Mace (1980). In Black and White: Afro-Americans in Print. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Public Library.
  • Thomison, Dennis (1991). The Black Artist in America: An Index to Reproductions. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press.

External links

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