J. Eugene Grigsby

J. Eugene Grigsby
J. Eugene Grigsby
	1944 (run 79/80)
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J. Eugene Grigsby (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Silimiin October biɛɣ'pinaanu dali yuuni 1918 ka daa kpi Silimiin goli June dabaa awɔi yuuni 2013)^[1] daa nyɛla nuchee ni baŋda mini shikuru baŋda. O nuchee ni tuma ŋɔ nyɛla din tooi jɛndi pɛntibu.^[2] Grigsby nyɛla ŋun wuhi collagɛ mini "high school" shikuru bihi.^[3]^[4]

Selected exhibitions

1940: Tanner Art Galleries, Chicago Illinois, "Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro"^[5]
1968: Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC "Encounters"^[3]
1992: Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC^[6]
2001: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ " Eye of Shamba; A 65 year retrospective"^[7]
2014: Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte, NC "The Identity of a Master: Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr"^[8]
2015: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC "Selected Works of J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.: Returning to Where the Artistic Seed Was Planted"^[9]

Selected awards

1958: One of 6 artists selected by Museum of Modern Art to represent United States at World's Fair in Brussels^[3]
1966: National Gallery of Art's 25th Anniversary Medallion of Merit^[1]
1988: National Art Educator of the Year from National Art Education Association^[3]
1992: Historymaker by Arizona Historical Society^[10]
2007: "Distinguished Contributions to African-American Art and Education" from Congressional Black Caucus' Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts ^[11]
2012: Mayor's Art Award, Phoenix, AZ (now the Eugene Grigsby Visual Art Award)^[12]

Kundivihira

1 2 Jefferson Eugene Grigsby's Obituary on The Arizona Republic.
↑ Stephens, Reggie A. “Dr. Eugene Grigsby's Connections to Art, African American Life in the South, and Social Justice Education: Implications for Art Education Curriculum.” (PhD diss., Georgia Southern University, 2015), 69.
1 2 3 4 Smith, Todd (1999). The Hewitt Collection; Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art. Charlotte, NC: Bank of America Corporation. pp. 49–53. ISBN 0-9669342-02.
↑ Pancrazio, Angela. “African-American Painter Blends Art, Activism.” Arizona Republic, September 25, 2002.
↑ Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro.
↑ Delta Arts Center | Archive, History of Exhibitions and Special Events (en-US).
↑ Grigsby, J Eugene (2001). The Eye of Shamba. Phoenix AZ: Phoenix Art Museum. p. 5. ISBN 0910407452.
↑ The Identity of a Master: Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. 1918–2013 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture at Levine Center for the Arts | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture at Levine Center for the Arts | VISUAL ARTS | CharlotteCultureGuide.com.
↑ Exhibition of Paintings by African American Artist J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. To Open April 1 | UNC Library News and Events.
↑ Grigsby, J Eugene (2001). The Eye of Shamba : the art of J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. : a 65 year retrospective exhibition. Phoenix AZ: Phoenix Art Museum. ISBN 0910407452.
↑ The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed: Grigsby, Jefferson Eugene, Jr. (1918 – ) (27 July 2010).
↑ Past Winners (2016-04-12).

[:1-1] 1 2 Jefferson Eugene Grigsby's Obituary on The Arizona Republic.

[2] Stephens, Reggie A. “Dr. Eugene Grigsby's Connections to Art, African American Life in the South, and Social Justice Education: Implications for Art Education Curriculum.” (PhD diss., Georgia Southern University, 2015), 69.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 4 Smith, Todd (1999). The Hewitt Collection; Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art. Charlotte, NC: Bank of America Corporation. pp. 49–53. ISBN 0-9669342-02.

[4] Pancrazio, Angela. “African-American Painter Blends Art, Activism.” Arizona Republic, September 25, 2002.

[5] Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro.

[6] Delta Arts Center | Archive, History of Exhibitions and Special Events (en-US).

[7] Grigsby, J Eugene (2001). The Eye of Shamba. Phoenix AZ: Phoenix Art Museum. p. 5. ISBN 0910407452.

[8] The Identity of a Master: Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. 1918–2013 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture at Levine Center for the Arts | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture at Levine Center for the Arts | VISUAL ARTS | CharlotteCultureGuide.com.

[:4-9] Exhibition of Paintings by African American Artist J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. To Open April 1 | UNC Library News and Events.

[:3-10] Grigsby, J Eugene (2001). The Eye of Shamba : the art of J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. : a 65 year retrospective exhibition. Phoenix AZ: Phoenix Art Museum. ISBN 0910407452.

[:2-11] The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed: Grigsby, Jefferson Eugene, Jr. (1918 – ) (27 July 2010).

[12] Past Winners (2016-04-12).

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