Alvia Wardlaw
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Alvia J. Wardlaw (born November 5, 1947) is an American art scholar, and one of the country's top experts on African-American art.[1] She is Curator and Director of the University Museum at Texas Southern University, an institution central to the development of art by African Americans in Houston. She also is a professor of Art History at Texas Southern University. Wardlaw is a member of the Scholarly Advisory Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and co-founded the National Alliance of African and African American Art Support groups in 1998.[2] Wardlaw was University of Texas at Austin's first African-American PhD in Art History.[3]
Alvia Wardlaw | |
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Born | (1947-11-05) November 5, 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wellesley College NYU University of Texas Austin |
Occupation | Professor |