Houston Conwill

Houston Conwill
Houston Conwill in 1974, Washington D.C.
Born(1947-04-02)April 2, 1947
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2016(2016-11-14) (aged 69)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Alma materHoward University
University of Southern California
OccupationArtist
Years active1971–2016

Houston Eugene Conwill (April 2, 1947 – November 14, 2016) was an American multidisciplinary artist known best for large-scale public sculptural installations. Conwill was a sculptor, painter, and performance and conceptual artist whose site-specific works explore and celebrate spirituality and African-American artists, activists, and intellectuals.[1] Studio Museum in Harlem recognised his body of work as a "lasting monument to black culture."[2]

  1. ^ "Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Remembering Houston Conwill". Studio Museum in Harlem. January 11, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.