Outterbridge, John, 1933-
Variant namesArt 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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| referencedIn | Outterbridge, John : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | John Outterbridge papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Getty Research Institute. Contemporary Programs and Research. Côte à côte : coast to coast: art and jazz in France and California recordings, photographs, and ephemera, 2007 Nov. 13-15. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | OUTTERBRIDGE, JOHN. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Compton Communicative Arts Academy collection, 1970-1976 | California State University, Los Angeles John F. Kennedy Memorial Library |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with John Outterbridge | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Alexander, Peter, 1939- | person |
| associatedWith | American Academy of the Fine Arts | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bassing, Allen, 1932- | person |
| associatedWith | Bradley, Tom, 1917- | person |
| associatedWith | California State University, Los Angeles. Library | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chicago Academy of Fine Arts | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Compton Communicative Arts Academy. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Coplans, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Dickson, Charles. | person |
| associatedWith | Di Suvero, Mark, 1933- | person |
| associatedWith | Getty Research Institute. Contemporary Programs and Research. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gibbs, Marla, 1931- | person |
| associatedWith | Gilmore, Bobby. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilmore, Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | Hines, Gregory. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawrence, Jacob, 1917- | person |
| associatedWith | Marley, Bob | person |
| associatedWith | Otis, Johnny, 1921- | person |
| associatedWith | Pasadena Art Museum. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Powell, Judson. | person |
| associatedWith | Puerefoy, Noel. | person |
| associatedWith | Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008. | person |
| associatedWith | Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Sera, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Smith, Richard Cándida. | person |
| associatedWith | Warhol, Andy, 1928- | person |
| associatedWith | Watts Towers Art Center. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Watts Towers Jazz Festival. | corporateBody |
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| California | |||
| California--Los Angeles | |||
| Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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