Biography from AskART:
| Born in St Rose, Louisiana, she has been active in Afro-American projects in the Chicago area including the founding of the first African-American History and Culture Museum in the country.
In Chicago, she has taught art in the public schools, and from 1969-79 was Professor of Humanities at Kennedy-King College in Chicago. In 1939, she was one of the founders of the Chicago South Side community Art Center, the first institution of its kind in the United States--a gallery and studio space for aspiring artists.
She is also a recognized poet, with one of her works being "What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black." |
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Margaret Goss is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
Black American Artists
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