Background
Smith, James Weldon was born on September 7, 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of James Weldon Junior and Viola Jett (Elliott) Smith.
Smith, James Weldon was born on September 7, 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of James Weldon Junior and Viola Jett (Elliott) Smith.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1962.
Professor, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1962-1980;
professor, J.F. Kennedy U., Orinda, California, 1980-1981;
director, Fiberworks, Center/Textile Arts, Berkeley, California, 1981-1987;
director, San Francisco (California) Craft & Folk Art Museum, since 1987. Instructor San Francisco (California) The Art Institute of Chicago, 1986. Board directors California Assn.Mus., since 1993.
Consultant California Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for Humanities.
Married Nancy Linnaea Lee, July 9, 1955. Children: Christian Linnaea, Marshall Taylor.