Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1972) Winner
Elton Clay Fax
エルトン・クレイ・ファックス
Eruton Kurei Fakkusu
Aliases:
Elton Fax / Elton C. Fax
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-10-09 （Baltimore, Maryland）
- Died
- 1993-05-13 （Queens, New York） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland → New York City → Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- illustrator, cartoonist, writer
- Active Years
- 1931-1993
- Affiliations
- Harlem Community Art Center, WPA Federal Art Project
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Claflin College | — | Art | — | 転学 | United States |
| Syracuse University | College of Fine Arts | Fine Arts | 美術学士 | — | United States |
Frederick Douglass High School
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
United States
Classmates with Cab Calloway
Claflin College
Art
Period:
転学
Country:
United States
Historically black college
Syracuse University
College of Fine Arts
/ Fine Arts
Degree:
美術学士
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Coretta Scott King Award | Seventeen Black Artists | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Rockefeller Foundation Research Grant | — | — | Rockefeller Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Chancellor's Medal | — | — | Syracuse University | 受賞 |
Coretta Scott King Award
1972
Work:
Seventeen Black Artists
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Rockefeller Foundation Research Grant
1976
Organization:
Rockefeller Foundation
Result:
受賞
Chancellor's Medal
1990
Organization:
Syracuse University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
West African Vignettes
1960 NonfictionSketches from travels in West Africa.
African cultureBlack perspective
Contemporary Black Leaders
1970 NonfictionProfiles of contemporary Black leaders.
Black leaders
Seventeen Black Artists
1972 Art criticismIntroduction to seventeen Black artists.
Black art
Garvey
1972 BiographyBiography of Marcus Garvey.
Black nationalism
Black Artists of the New Generation
1977 Art criticismFeatures new generation of Black artists.
Contemporary Black art
Bibliography
- Through Black Eyes: Journeys of a Black Artist to East Africa and Russia
- West African Vignettes
- Contemporary Black Leaders
- Seventeen Black Artists
- Garvey: The Story of a Pioneer Black Nationalist
- Black Artists of the New Generation
- Elyuchin
- Hashar
- Soviet People as I Knew Them
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Versatile illustration techniquesDescriptive focus on Black culture
- Recurring Motifs
- African journeysBlack artistsInternational experiences
Legacy
Pioneering African American illustrator, cartoonist, and author celebrated for books on Black artists and travels in Africa and beyond. Papers archived at major institutions.
Archives
- New York Public Library
- Boston University
- Syracuse University Libraries
Trivia
- Older brother of music scholar Mark Fax.
- High school classmate of Cab Calloway.
- Lived in Mexico for several years in the 1950s.