In 1957, a historic event occurred that changed the racial demographics at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania: Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld hired the first African American faculty member in the history of the University in the newly created art education department. Her name is Mary Godfrey. Godfrey grew up in New York City; she attended Pratt Institute and Columbia University for Art Education. Prior to her tenure at Penn State, Godfrey became the first black assistant state art supervisor in Virginia.
Historically, images in visual culture shaped the persona of African American women. What makes this relevant today? There are still less African American women art educators in higher education and even less entering
Historically, images in visual culture shaped the persona of African American women. What makes this relevant today? There are still less African American women art educators in higher education and even less entering