found: African American National Biography, accessed February 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Loving, Alvin D., Jr., painter, educator, artist; born 19 September, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, United States; graduated from Northern High school, Cass Tech High school (1954); art classes, Wayne State; BA University, Illinois (1963), MA in fine arts, Michigan University (1965); was a lecturer at Eastern Michigan State University; was offered show at Whitney Museum (1969), his work was a sensation; was in demand as guest lecturer, resident at universities, art schools across the country; joined the faculty of City College of New York (1988-1996); became a recipient of National Endowment for Arts fellowships in 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1985; was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship (1986); his work appeared in Detroit's First National Building, completed mosaic for New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2001); institutions holding his work in permanent collections included the Whitney, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts; died 21 June, 2005 in New York, New York, United States)
