Harriet Forte Kennedy

Harriet Arline Forte Kennedy (November 22, 1931 – February 12, 1994) was an American museum administrator, sculptor, and singer.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the African-American Kennedy was educated in local schools before attending the Massachusetts College of Art, the Institute of Art Administration at Harvard University, and Northeastern University, from which she received a bachelor's degree.[1] She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1960 to 1965, and undertook graduate studies at Boston University in 1965; from the former institution she received the Boit award.[2] She began her career with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston before becoming assistant director of the Museum of Afro-American Artists.[1] Kennedy was also a coloratura soprano who sang at venues throughout the Boston area.[3][4] At her death she was survived by a daughter, a son, and a foster daughter.[1]

References
  1. Edited by: Kristen Johnson & Ann Noling (29 March 2012). A Legacy Remembered: The African American Community of West Medford. Author House. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-4685-6368-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
  3. Johnson Publishing Company (12 February 1976). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 38–. ISSN 0021-5996.
  4. Johnson Publishing Company (13 August 1984). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 29–. ISSN 0021-5996.


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