William Edmondson

Visual Artist

1874 – 1951

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Who was William Edmondson?

William Edmondson was an African-American folk art sculptor. In 1937 Edmondson was the first African-American artist to be given a one-person show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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Born
1874
Davidson County
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • Tennessee
Died
Feb 8, 1951
Nashville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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