Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr.
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Birth Date
- 1950
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Organization: AT & T (Firm)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin--Madison
- Organization: Indiana University
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- Americans
Birth Place
- Lafayette (La.)
Associated Language
- English
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- found: His God's gift to children, 1993:verso title page (Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.)
- found: Bhamwiki, via WWW, viewed June 14, 2017(Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., born 1950 in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a letterpress printer and former computer programmer; graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and worked as a programmer and systems analyst for AT&T in Chicago; studied book arts and letterpress printing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his Master of Fine Arts in 1997; taught graphic design at Indiana University before opening his own print shop; joined a community of artists in Gordo, Alabama) - http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Amos_Kennedy
- found: Steeves, A. Print, 2014, viewed February 27, 2019(Amos Kennedy is a Detroit-based letterpress printer who was born and raised in the southern United States. When his well-educated, middle-class parents moved the family to Michigan, Kennedy found himself the only Black student in his junior high school) - https://www.academia.edu/11018261/Print_Amos_Kennedy_Jr._and_the_Fine_Art_of_Rabblerousery
- found: Wikipedia, February 27, 2019:Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. (Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters. One critic noted that Kennedy was "...unafraid of asking uncomfortable questions about race and artistic pretension"; Kennedy creates prints, posters and postcards from handset wood and metal type, oil-based inks, and eco-friendly and affordable chipboard. Many of the posters are inspired by proverbs, sayings, and quotes Kennedy locates or potential clients provide) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Paul_Kennedy_Jr
- found: Emory Libraries & Information Technology website, accessed August 17, 2021:Kennedy & Sons collection finding aid (Kennedy Prints! commercial printer business run by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., previous name: York Show Prints, Kennedy moved his studio to Akron, Alabama, in 2008 he moved to Gordo, Alabama, in 2013 Kennedy again relocated his studio to Detroit, Michigan) - https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/kennedy908/
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- 1994-01-10: new
- 2021-08-24: revised
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