Souleymane Keita lectures at the University of Connecticut
Dates
- 1982 October 19, 1984 November 6
Summary
Painter Souleymane Keita lectured on 10/19/1982 (2015-0002/RR33) and again on 11/6/1984 (2015-0002/RR34).
Biographical / Historical
Keita was a painter born in Senegal. After studying at the National School of Fine Arts, Keita became a professor of ceramic and painting at the Jamaica Arts Center in New York City. He later became a board member of Goree Institute and Scientific Council of the Biennial event of Dakar.
In addition, Keita was a major member of L’Ecole de Dakar, an artistic movement and genre that combined painting, sculpture, and crafts into Negritude.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original audio recordings reside in the University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library.
- African American artists Subject Source: Fast
- African American educators Subject Source: Fast
- African Americans Subject Source: Fast
- African Americans in popular culture Subject Source: Fast
- Black Experience in the Arts Course (University of Connecticut) -- Sound recordings Subject Source: Local sources
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
