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Donald Haskin

Donald Haskin (July 28, 1920–November 15, 2011) was a sculptor and educator whose life was defined by ingenuity, teaching, and a love of making. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before earning a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and an M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts. After teaching at the Walker Art Center and the University of California, Berkeley, he joined the University of Arizona in 1965, where...

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Eleanor Burnette

Eleanor Burnette (1944–2020) was a Black Chicago-born sculptor and painter whose work explored the spiritual and historical legacies of the African diaspora, particularly the Middle Passage. Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago State University, and the Johnson Atelier, her textured, symbol-laden compositions evoke both ancestral memory and modern expression.

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Estelle Grey

Estelle Grey Ashby (1911-1994) moved to New York City as a young woman to pursue fashion design, studying at the Traphagen School of Fashion. She met her future husband, Carl Ashby, while both were students at the Art Students League of New York, and they married in 1938. Ashby worked as a fashion designer throughout her career. Her work and papers, along with her husband's, are preserved in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, the Whitney...

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Figurative/Portrait

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