Nelson Stevens

For the American photographer, see Webster and Stevens.

Nelson Stevens
Born1938
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, United States
DiedJuly 22, 2022
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio University, Kent State University

Nelson Stevens (1938–July 22, 2022) was an artist known for his involvement with Chicago-based Black art collective AfriCOBRA.[1][2] Stevens' works are held by institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago,[3] the Brooklyn Museum,[4] Memphis Brooks Museum of Art,[5] Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,[6] the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,[7] and the Tate.[8]

  1. ^ Valentine, Victoria L. (July 25, 2022). "AfriCOBRA Artist Nelson Stevens Has Died at 84: He Contributed to a 'Radical Black Aesthetic That Asserted Black Empowerment, Self-Determination, and Unity'". Culture Type. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Prominent Artist and Educator Nelson Stevens, Dead at 84". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. July 24, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nelson Stevens". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Uhuru". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Spirit Sister – Works – Collection Online". Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nelson Stevens, "Spirit Sister" (2013)". PAFA – Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. September 15, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Arty (Centerpiece)". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Mistry, Priyesh (November 2017). "'Uhuru', Nelson Stevens, 1971". Tate. Retrieved March 26, 2023.