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Chandler, Dana, Jr.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dana C. Chandler, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: M156
Overview Dana C. Chandler, Jr., noted African American artist, activist, and educator, was born in Lynn, Mass. in 1941. He was educated in Boston Public Schools, and earned a B.S. in Teacher Education from the Massachusetts College of Art. Chandler participated in the black integrationist movement since his high school years. Chandler joined the black nationalist movement in the 1960s, after witnessing police brutality against a group of peaceful welfare protestors. Chandler has used his art to...
Dates: 1973-1991; Majority of material found within 1977-1979

Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists records

 Collection
Identifier: M044
Overview

Established in 1969 as a division of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists is an art museum dedicated to the education, promotion, exhibition, and collection of African, Caribbean, and Afro-American fine arts worldwide.



Dates: 1966-1998

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African American arts -- Massachusetts -- Boston 1
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African Americans -- Education -- Massachusetts -- Boston 1
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