Neilson, Kenneth P.

Kenneth P. Neilson is an educator, artist, composer and author. For nearly thirty years he worked for the New York City public school system as a teacher and supervisor. In 1977 he founded All Seasons Art, a multimedia production center which seeks to gain exposure for developing African American and Hispanic artists through a series of exhibitions, publications, concerts and theatrical productions. It also works to develop audience appreciation for the visual, literary and musical arts through special programs devoted to the life and work of well known artists. In 1984 All Seasons Art, in cooperation with the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, sponsored a special program entitled "The World of Langston Hughes Music: A Concert of Poems and Musical Settings.".

From the guide to the Hughes-Neilson music collection, 1934-1980, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

Kenneth P. Neilsen is an educator, artist, composer publisher and author, and was a Friend of Frederic Ewen (1899-1989), a professor of English from Brooklyn College who was forced to resign in 1952 because of his progressive politics and resistance to McCarthyism, and who later formed a theater company that produced plays. Neilson co-operated with Ewen in several such endeavors.

From the guide to the Kenneth P. Neilson: Frederic Ewen Collection, 1964-1989, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)

Kenneth P. Neilson is an educator, artist, composer and author.

For nearly thirty years he worked for the New York City public school system as a teacher and supervisor. In 1977 he founded All Seasons Art, a multimedia production center which seeks to gain exposure for developing African American and Hispanic artists through a series of exhibitions, publications, concerts and theatrical productions. It also works to develop audience appreciation for the visual, literary and musical arts through special programs devoted to the life and work of well known artists. In 1984 All Seasons Art, in cooperation with the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, sponsored a special program entitled "The World of Langston Hughes Music: A Concert of Poems and Musical Settings."

From the description of Hughes-Neilson music collection, 1934-1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164237