Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston. 1942 - 1945. BENJAMIN BANNEKER - ASTRONOMER-CITY PLANNER
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Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806
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African American mathematician and astronomer; assisted Ellicott in surveying site for Washington and the boundaries of the District of Columbia. From the guide to the Benjamin Banneker, 1794, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), of African descent, gained notoriety as an inventory, surveyor, and calculator of almanacs. From the description of Almanac, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191259143 ...
Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977
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African-American artist Charles Henry Alston, nicknamed "Spinky," was born 28 November 1907 in Charlotte, N.C. He was the youngest of five children born to the Reverend Primus Priss Alston, who was born into slavery in Chatham County, N.C., and Anna Miller Alston. After Primus's death, Anna married Harry Pierce Bearden, artist Romare Bearden's uncle, and moved the family to New York in 1913. Charles Alston worked as a painter, sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator, and educator, gaining national...
