Background
Kennedy, Harriet Forte was born in 1939 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Kennedy, Harriet Forte was born in 1939 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Certified in arts administration, Harvard University, 1974. Bachelor in Art History cum laude, Northeastern University, 1977.
Assistant registrar, Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1968-1973; assistant director, registrar, Museum National Center Afro-American Artists, Boston, since 1973; curator, Museum National Center Afro-American Artists, Boston, since 1980. Professor art history Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, 1980-1983, Northeastern U., Boston, 1979-1980, Simmons College, Boston, 1989-1990.
Member Medford (Massachusetts) Fair Housing Commission, since 1985. Member Medford Arts Council, 1970's. Member American Association Museum/International Council Museum (museum partnership 1983), Afro-American Museum Association (past secretary, past parliamentarian), National Conference Artists, Cambridge Art Association (past board directors).
Daughter of Dalton H. and Ruby M. (Scott) Forte. Divorced; children: Dana, Judith.