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Phoebe Beasley

Phoebe Beasley (Born 1943) is active/lives in California, Ohio.  Phoebe Beasley is known for African-American themed collage, figure and genre painting.

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When President Clinton presented the Ambassadors of the Diplomatic Corps with one of Beasley's monoprints entitled Clinton Inaugural in 1993, it was the second time she received the coveted Presidential Seal on her artwork.  The first time was in 1989 when she was commissioned to do the "Official Artwork" for the inauguration of President Bush - thus, making her the only artist to twice receive the honor.

Phoebe has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad, and was honored by the State Department for her participation in the Arts in Embassies Program.

Beasley's collage artwork was part of two museum exhibitions including, a group show mounted by the Smithsonian Institution entitled "In The Spirit of Martin", honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a touring exhibition, "Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection".  A four month long exhibition at the Kansas African Amer   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8817 characters.]  Artist bio

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.  There are 10 similar (related) artists for Phoebe Beasley available:    William Sylvester Carter,  Walter Henry Williams,  Charles Sebree,  Hughie Lee-Smith,  William Edouard Scott,  Richmond Barthe,  John Anansa Thomas Biggers,  Hale Aspacio Woodruff,  Romare Howard Bearden,  Clementine Reuben Hunter



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3 Book References for Phoebe Beasley
Year Author Title Pages Color
1998 Taha, Halima Collecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas 270 Yes
1997 Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface) St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 625 No
1990 Lewis, Samella, Ph.D African American Art and Artists 0 No
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