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Oliver LaGrone
Oliver LaGrone, WPA sculptor, University of New Mexico, 1937
Born
Clarence Oliver LaGrone

December 9, 1906
McAlester, Oklahoma Indian Territory, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1995; age 89
Detroit, Michigan
EducationHoward University, Wayne State University, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico
Occupationeducator
Years active1937-1995
Employer(s)Detroit Public Schools, The Pennsylvania State University
Known forSculpture and poetry celebrating distinguished African Americans