Colescott, Robert, 1925-2009

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Birth 1925-08-26
Death 2009-06-04
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Robert Colescott, 1925, was a Painter of San Francisco, Calif. and Tuscon, Ariz.

Colescott was raised in Oakland, Calif. He attended San Francisco State University and University of California at Berkeley (B.A. 1949; M.A., 1952). After receiving his bachelor's degree, he studied in Paris with abstract painter Fernand Léger. From 1976-1985 he taught at the California School of Fine Arts, and was named Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1985.

From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Colescott, 1999 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646401431

Painter; San Francisco, Calif. and Tucson, Ariz.

Colescott was raised in Oakland, Calif. He attended San Francisco State University and University of California at Berkeley (B.A. 1949; M.A., 1952). After receiving his bachelor's degree, he studied in Paris with abstract painter Fernand Léger. From 1976-1985 he taught at the California School of Fine Arts, and was named Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1985.

From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Colescott, 1999 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81258982

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Subjects:

  • African American artists
  • Painters

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  • California--San Francisco (as recorded)
  • Arizona--Tucson (as recorded)
  • Arizona--Tuscon (as recorded)
  • California--San Francisco (as recorded)