| Other author/creator | Grigsby, J. Eugene (Jefferson Eugene), 1918-2013, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Lesure, Jacques, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Jefferson Eugene Grigsby |
| Portion of title |
Jefferson Eugene Grigsby |
| Abstract |
Artist and professor Jefferson Eugene Grigsby was born on October 17, 1918, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Grigsby received his B.A. degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia; his M.A. degree in art from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; and his Ph.D. from New York University in New York, New York. In 1946, Grigsby began working as an art teacher at Carver High School in Phoenix, Arizona; in 1954, he moved to Phoenix Union High School. In 1958, Grigsby taught art at the Brussels World Fair. While working at Arizona State University, Grigsby published Art and Ethics: Background for Teaching Youth in a Pluralistic Society. It was the first book ever written for art teachers by an African American artist and author. Grigsby was on the boards of numerous organizations, including the National Art Education Association. Grigsby passed away on June 9, 2013, at the age of 94. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Jacques Lesure, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Phoenix, Arizona 2007 July 11. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Phoenix, Arizona 2007 July 13. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.204 HistoryMakers |
