Background
Swanson, Lealan Anderson Nunn was born on January 9, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Leonard Robert Nunn and Eva Kathryn Cook.
Swanson, Lealan Anderson Nunn was born on January 9, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Leonard Robert Nunn and Eva Kathryn Cook.
Bachelor, University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1964. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1997.
Elementary art teacher Muhammad Ali Othman School, Taizz, Yemen, 1974-1975. Instructor Wayne State University, Detroit, 1970-1973, 76-79. Assistant director Southeast Dearborn (Michigan) Community Council, 1979-1982.
Resident director American Institute Yemeni Studies, San'a, Yemen, 1982-1984. Instructor North Carolina Central University, Durham, 1985-1986, 88-89. Illustrations editor American Schools Oriental Research, North Carolina, 1987-1988.
Associate professor Jackson (Mississippi) State University, since 1990. African art condition reporter Tougaloo College Art, Jackson, 1999, archives consultant, 2000.
Member education committee Mississippi Museum Art, 1998-2000. Judge architectural models Technology Students Association, Jackson, 1999-2001. Member of Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar, Southeastern College Art Conference, American Institute Yemeni Studies, College Art Association, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Jon Cloyd Swanson, (divorced 1986). Children: Gunnar Kristian, Catherine Christine. Married Lance Carl Richards, June, 1996.