Corinne Mitchell (1914-1993) was an American painter and educator. She was the first African American to have a solo exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[1]
Corinne Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Corinne Mildred Howard 1914 Baskerville, Virginia |
| Died | April 21, 1993 (aged 78–79) Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Artist, Educator |
Biography
editMitchell née Howard was born on March 10, 1914, in Baskerville, Virginia, the eleventh of eighteen children.[2] She attended St Paul's College earning an associate degree in 1935, Virginia State College earning a B.A in 1951, and George Washington University earning an MA in 1965.[3]
In 1938 she married William E. Mitchell. The couple located in Washington, D.C. in 1956. Mitchell went on to teach at Montgomery County Schools until 1982.[3] Through her civil rights activities Mitchell was acquainted with fellow Washington-area artists Loïs Mailou Jones, Delilah Pierce, and Alma Thomas.[4]
In 1992 the National Museum of Women in the Arts held a solo exhibition Glimpse of Joy, which was NMWA's first solo exhibition of an African American woman's art.[4] In 1993 the Charles Sumner School held a retrospective show of 29 of her paintings.[2] Her work is in The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina.[5]
Mitchell died April 21, 1993, in Washington, D.C.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Corinne Mitchell - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Bart (April 23, 1993). "Corinne H. Mitchell Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mitchell, Corinne 1914–1993". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Corinne Mitchell". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Man Hurrying Home". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2022.