Margaret Taylor Burroughs was born on November 1, 1917 in Saint Rose, Louisiana.
She took earned a B.E. in Art Education and an M.A., in 1948 from the Art Institute of Chicago. Margaret was a printmaker who carved and printed linoleum block prints centered around images of African American Culture.
Margaret and her husband, Charles founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, later called the of African American History in 1961.
In 1975 President Gerald Ford awarded her the President’s Humanitarian Award. She died in Chicago on November 21, 2010.
1. Black Venus, 1957
Linocut
2. Harriet Tubman 2001
lithograph
3. Folksinger 1957
Linocut
4. Birthday Party 1957
Linocut
5. Family 1963
Linocut
6. Black Madonna 1957
Linocut
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