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TITLE: Mural
COVERAGE: 1968-04-07
DESCRIPTION: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the institution, Paul S. Keen Jr. was commissioned in 1966 to paint a mural illustrating the rich history of Johnson C. Smith University.
TYPE: Painting
DATE: 1966-1968
HISTORICAL NOTE: Paul S. Keene, Jr. an artist from Philadelphia painted the 8 1/2 x 20 foot mural depicting the rich history of Johnson C. Smith University. It took 2 1/2 years for Keene to complete the mural, which was dedicated on April 7, 1968.
This vibrant and colorful mural, presenting scenes relevant to the founding, growth, and development of the institution during its 100 years of existence, is located on the first floor of the James B. Duke Library at Johnson C. Smith University.
COPYRIGHT: Any display, publication, or public use, must credit the Inez Moore Parker Archives and Research Center at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Materials on this web site have been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this web site without prior permission, with the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.
You must contact the Archives and Research Center at archives@jcsu.edu for permission to use materials from this web site for commercial products, publications, broadcasts, mirroring, or any other purpose that is not considered “fair use”.
SITE CREATION DATE: April 2, 2003
