User:Hunterwiki98/Georgette Seabrooke

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Place of death: Palm Coast, Florida

Occupation: painter, muralist, registered art therapist, and Founder and Director of Tomorrow's World Art Center, Inc.

Education:

Washington School of Psychiatry (Mental Health Skills Center Graduate), 1976

Howard University, B.F.A, 1973

Turtle Bay Music School (Art Therapy), 1959-60

University of District of Columbia, 1966-77

Fordham University, 1953

Cooper Union Art School, 1933-37.

Known for: painting (mixed media)

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In 1933, at the age of 17, she was admitted to the prestigious Cooper Union School of Art in New York, where in 1935 she received the school's Silver Medal, its highest honor, for a painting entitled "Church Scene." This painting "depicts a realism of religious fervor prevalent in many churches at that time." The painting, along with her other works, are inspired by Seabrooke's Afro-American heritage. Since childhood, Seabrooke had been painting and drawing images of "Black American lifestyles and African symbolism" and this had influenced her art "which ranges from social realism to decorative design."

During the 1970s and 1980s, a time when Washington had a growing homeless population, Seabrooke painted a series of portraits of homeless men and women which emphasized their plight but also imbued them with humanity. Speaking about her stylistic tendencies, Seabrooke said, "As a people person... I enjoy drawing portraits and prefer charcoal and pastels for the sculptural quality of form, line, and texture."

In 1977, Seabrooke traveled to Lagos, Nigeria to represent the United States at the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC).

Awards and Honors

 * 1935: Cooper Union School of Fine Arts - Silver medal for painting
 * 2001: Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts
 * 2002: D.C. Hall of Fame Society - Legacy Award
 * 2005: Duke Ellington School of Arts
 * 2008: Art Therapy Pioneer Award - American Art Therapy Association


 * 1979: Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Community (plaque) - Neighborhood Planning Council #5, New York
 * 1978: Certificate Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Life and Culture of the Black Community, "Salute to Black Women" - Institute for Urban Affairs and Research - Howard University
 * 1978: Jas. D. Parks Special Award (certificate) - Community Service - National Conference of Artists
 * 1977: National Achievement Certificate Award, D.C. Chapter - National Conference of Artists
 * 1977: Outstanding Service Award (certificate) - D.C. Art Association
 * 1976: Second Prize Painting Award - American Art League
 * 1976, 1977, 1978: Featured in "Who's Who Among Black Americans"
 * 1974: Quality Performance Award - Mental Health Program, D.C. Department of Recreation
 * 1972: Second Prize Painting Award - Art Students League, New York, N.Y.
 * 1967: First Prize Painting Award - American Art League
 * 1964: Outstanding Performance Award - D.C. General Hospital (acute psychiatry)
 * 1939: First Prize Painting Award - Dillard University, New Orleans, La.
 * 1935: First Prize Painting, Silver Medal, Cooper Union Art School, N.Y.C.
 * 1932: Cover Portrait, Opportunity Magazine, N.Y.C.