Outterbridge, John, 1933-
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Art administrator, painter, sculptor; Los Angeles, Calif.
From the description of Oral history interview with John Outterbridge, 1973 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78142069
Arts administrator, sculptor; Los Angeles, Calif.
Outterbridge was born in 1933, in Greenville, N.C. After serving in the army, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and remained active in the Chicago art scence until moving to Los Angeles in 1963. He served as director of the Communicative Arts Academy, 1969-1975, and the Watts Towers Art Center, 1975-1993, a focal point for African American visual and theatrical arts and sponsor of the Watts Towers Jazz Festival.
From the description of John Outterbridge papers, 1953-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80468552
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Subjects:
- African American artists
- Art
- Arts administrators
- Arts administrators
- Assemblage (Art)
- Painters
- Sculptors
- Sculptors
- Towers
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- California--Los Angeles (as recorded)
- Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- California--Los Angeles (as recorded)
- Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) (as recorded)
