Dates: 2024

Collection Number: MS 736

Physical Location: Archive Room File Cabinet

Extent: 1 folder.

Creators/Collectors:

  • Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
  • Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
  • New American History

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

User Restrictions: No restrictions.

Preferred Citation: Alice E.W. Ivory, Sculptor: Learning Resources for Educators and Students, MS 736, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information: ACHS, 2024.

Biographical/Historical Information:

Alice Wesley Ivory (1931-1999) was an artist and educator. She worked as an art teacher at the segregated Burley High School in Charlottesville, Va. In 1970, the Blue Ridge School hired Ivory as their first African American teacher to lead the art department.

The exhibit “Beyond Boundaries: The Sculpture of Alice Wesley Ivory” took place at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 14 September to 14 December 2024.

Scope and Content: This is a collection of accompanying learning resources for the "Beyond Boundaries" art exhibit.

Persons: Ivory, Alice E.W.

Subjects:

  • African American artists
  • Art--Exhibitions--Virginia--Charlottesville
  • Art--Virginia--Charlottesville

Record Types: Books.