Jae Jarrell

Jae Jarrell
Born
Elaine Annette Johnson

1935 (age 88–89)
EducationBowling Green State University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation(s)Clothing designer
Artist
Years active1935- present
SpouseWadsworth Jarrell
Children2

Elaine "Jae" Jarrell (born Elaine Annette Johnson in 1935) is an American artist best known for her fashion designs and her involvement with the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.

In 1968, Jarrell, along with Wadsworth Jarrell, Jeff Donaldson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams, founded AfriCOBRA, the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists.[1] Her interest was to produce garments that promote respect in African American communities.[2]

  1. ^ "Jae Jarrell", Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. 2015. Accessed September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Bouthillier, Rose, Megan Lykins Reich, and Elena Harvey Collins. How to Remain Human. Cleveland: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2015.