Kara Shepherd
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Kara Shepherd | |
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| Born | Carrie B. Shepherd February 18, 1911 Culpeper, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1984 (aged 73) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Painter |
Carrie B. Shepherd (February 18, 1911 - October 8, 1984), better known as Kara Shepherd, was an African-American surrealist painter.
Biography
[edit]A native of Culpeper, Virginia, Shepherd was born as Carrie B. Shepherd[1] on February 18, 1911,[2] on the family farm. She early expressed an interest in art, receiving encouragement from her parents. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Art in 1926; the Art Students League of New York in 1950; Fordham University in 1960; the École des Beaux-Arts, Fontainelbleau from 1962 to 1964; and Arizona State University from 1979 to 1980. Her work is represented in public and private collections.[3]
Shepherd had two daughters, Gerylln and Phyllis. She was a member of the Unitarian Church in Phoenix, Arizona. She died on October 8, 1984, in Phoenix.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carrie B. Shepherd". Culpeper Star-Exponent. 1984-10-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kara Shepherd". Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
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