biografía de Raymond SAUNDERS (1934)

Lugar de nacimiento: Pittsburgh, PA

Direcciones: Oakland, CA

Profesión: Painter, educator

Estudios: PAFA nat. scholastic scholar; Univ. Pa., nat. scholastic scholar; Carnegie Inst. Technol.( B.F.A.); Calif. Col. Arts & Crafts (M.F.A.)

Exposiciones: PAFA, 1955 (Thomas Eakins Prize), 1972; PAFA Ann., 1962-66; SFMA, 1961, 1971 (solo); Dintenfass Gal., NYC, 1962, 1964, 1966-67, 1969, 1970s; NIAL, 1963 (award); New School Art Gal., 1963-64, 1967; Am. Acad. Rome, 1964-66 ( Prix de Rome); UCLA Traveling Exh., 1966-67; Dickson Art Center, 1966; PMA, 1968; St. Paul, MN, Art Center, 1968; MoMA, 1968, 1971; WMAA, 1969-73; Dartmouth Col., 1969; Lehigh Univ., 1970; La Jolla Mus. of Art, 1970; James A. Porter Gal., 1970; Roberson Gal. for the Arts & Sciences, Binghampton, NY, 1970; CI, 1970; BMFA, 1970; Univ. of Iowa, 1971-72; Providence Mus. Art, 1972 (solo).

Asociaciones: Fel., Am. Acad. Rome.

Obra: MoMA; WMAA, Andover Coll. Am. Art; PAFA; NIAL; Calif. Col. of Arts & Crafts; Allentown Art Mus., PA; Howard Univ.; Addison Gal. of American Art; Univ. of Texas; priv. colls.

Comentarios: Positions: nat. consult. urban affairs, Volt Tech. Serv., NY, 1968-; art consult., Dept. Black Studies, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, 1969-; mem. Afro-Am. Acquisitions Comt., Univ. Art Mus., Berkeley, 1971-. Publications: auth., "Black is a Color," privately publ., 1968. Teaching: prof. painting, Calif. State Univ., Hayward, 1968-; vis. critic, RI Sch. Design, 1968, vis. artist, 1972; vis. artist, Yale Univ., 1972.

Fuentes: WW73; Bearden & McHolty, The Painter's Mind (Crown, 1969); Cederholm, Afro-American Artists; Falk, Exh. Record Series.