Grigsby (Family : (Grigsby, Fred, 1867-1957))

Abstract The J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Papers consist primarily of 35mm slides showing Grigsby’s life and work as a Black artist and educator in the United States. Topics documented include Grigsby’s research into African, African-American, and Indigenous art and artists; his career as an art instructor at the high school and college levels; his service as advisor to Arizona State University’s Give a Damn Art Teachers (GDAT); his involvement in the artistic community at the local, state, and national...