Art bacon talladega al biography
Art bacon talladega al biography
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April Lunch Lecture at the Harvey Museum features the art of Dr. Arthur Bacon
April 8, 2024
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Dr. William R.
Harvey Museum of Art at Talladega College continues its monthly Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series with a public presentation at noon with Perry H. Trice, Librarian and Archivist at Talladega College’s Savery Library and Curator of the special exhibition on the art of Dr.
Arthur Bacon. The collection features art from the College’s Special Collections and works on loan from public and private collections.
Dr. Arthur “Art” Bacon was a scientist, educator, administrator, activist, and artist.
In January of 1961, his senior year at Talladega College, he was attacked by members of the KKK in nearby Anniston, AL. This pivotal act would propel Bacon into the canon of civil rights history in Alabama. After graduating from Talladega College, he eschewed a career as an artist and followed his passion for marine biol