Artists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Yvonne and Curtis Tucker papers
Collection
Identifier: 661
Content Description
Yvonne and Curtis Tucker were a husband and wife team of nationally-known ceramists. Curtis Tucker, originally a painter, became interested in ceramics when he saw the work of his future wife Yvonne Edwards at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was born in Austin, Texas, but raised in San Diego, California. He passed in 1992 after working with his wife for over twenty years. Yvonne Tucker is a professor of art at Florida A&M in Tallahassee. She is a ceramist and sculptor...
Dates:
Other: 1960-2002
Dorothy E. Yepez papers
Collection
Identifier: 399
Content Description
The papers primarily document the career of Dorothy E. Yepez, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American businesswoman and art gallery owner in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of art, Black history, education and the business documentation of Yepez’s career, with collected files from her art gallery and social activities. Yepez’s papers contain business and some personal correspondence; biographical sketches of Yepez and artists...
Dates:
Other: circa 1864-1990, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Dorothy E. Yepez papers