In 1996, SMU honored one of the greatest American artists of the twentieth century, Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), with the Algur H. Meadows for Excellence in the Arts Award. The prize and week-long campus events highlighted his prolific and extensive career as a painter, muralist and storyteller. Jacob Lawrence started his artistic career by painting a…Continue Reading Jacob Lawrence and Art as Storyteller
In our continuing series on recipients of the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts at SMU, we feel the need to laissez les bons temps rouler into Mardi Gras and post about one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians, Wynton Marsalis. Marsalis was the recipient of the Meadows Award in 1997, and…Continue Reading Wynton Marsalis: Sounding the Trumpet for the Arts
In our continuing series on outstanding artists during Black History Month, we are featuring the incomparable Leontyne Price. More than a world-renowned opera singer, Price, who turned 98 on February 10 this year, is to many the pinnacle of soprano singing. She was the first African-American soprano to perform to great acclaim on the international…Continue Reading The Excellence of Leontyne Price
Remembering Judith Jamison African American dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison (1943−2024) was a guest artist at SMU in the Meadows School in 2001, where she received the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts. The award recognized the highest level of international achievement in the creative and performing arts. …Continue Reading Celebrating Black History Month in Hamon Arts Library