ArtCenter: Impact 90/300 Alumni Profiles by Elizabeth Gray Bayne
Emerson Terry is an accomplished illustrator who came up through the advertising ranks in the 1950s when there were very few African Americans in the field.
In ArtCenter's 90-year history there have only been approximately 300 Black alumni. Impact 90/300, a documentary by Elizabeth Gray Bayne, profiles 25 of them. This series revisits each interview from the film, originally created for ArtCenter DTLA's 90/300 Exhibition.
"I had the pleasure of interviewing Emerson Terry for ArtCenter’s short documentary Impact 90/300. When I was commissioned to create a documentary about ArtCenter’s Black alumni, I knew Mr Terry needed to be featured. It was an honor to record his story in his own words and highlight such a groundbreaking career. " - Elizabeth Gray Bayne
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http://www.artcenter.edu/connect/dot-magazine/articles/emerson-terry.html
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