Amos paul kennedy jr biography
Amos paul kennedy jr biography
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Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. | |
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The artist with inky hands at a "Pull-a-Print" event in Wisconsin, 2010. | |
| Born | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Education | MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997 BS Mathematics, Grambling State University, Louisiana, 1972 |
| Occupation | printer |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Amos III (son), Adric (son) |
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. (born 1948) is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters.
One critic noted that Kennedy is "...unafraid of asking uncomfortable questions about race and artistic pretension."
Biography
From an early age, Kennedy was interested in letters and books and studied calligraphy for several years.
At the age of 40, Kennedy visited Colonial Williamsburg, a Virginia living history museum, and was mesmerized by an 18th-century print shop and book bindery demonstration. The incident so influence