This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Art ColoniesAlongside museums and galleries, art colonies thrive in Mississippi. The Mississippi and Tougaloo art colonies are formal examples of such…Banner, David (Levell Crump)David Banner’s projects, from Mississippi: The Album to his Jackson-based organization, Heal the Hood, reflect a long-standing dedication to his…Barthé, RichmondA sculptor often associated with the Harlem Renaissance, Richmond Barthé focused on the human form and on capturing both everyday…Ferris, WilliamFrom taking photographs while a teenager to serving as head of the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), Bill Ferris…Ford, RichardPulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Ford grew up living in a Jackson home across the street from writer Eudora Welty as…Hayes, RandyPainter Randy Hayes is known for realist paintings that display expressionist and other distortions and that draw on theatrical lighting.…Haywood, SpencerDespite winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, his excellence in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball…Mississippi Mass ChoirSince its formation in 1988 the Mississippi Mass Choir has topped recording charts and toured internationally, in keeping with its…Moore, DorothyInternationally recognized for her 1976 hit “Misty Blue,” soul blues, R&B, and gospel singer Dorothy Moore is one of the…North Mississippi AllstarsOwing in large part to heavy touring, the North Mississippi Allstars have become one of Mississippi’s most recognized rock bands.…O'Neal, Mary LovelacePainter, art educator, and civil rights activist Mary Lovelace O’Neal has been a force in American art since the mid-1970s.…Shirley, AledaFor nearly twenty years Aleda Shirley taught at Mississippi universities and public schools while publishing her poetry. Her efforts won…Staples, Pops, and the Staples SingersNoted for his soft singing style and complementary, tremolo-laden guitar, Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his family band, the Staple Singers,…Turner, OthaThough his music has been featured on recordings, on television, and in documentary and feature films, Otha (or Othar) Turner…Tutor, GlennrayThe terms photorealism, superrealism, and southern pop have all been used to describe Glennray Tutor’s paintings. His precise renderings of…Ziglar, ZigZig Ziglar founded a motivational speaking institution that claims to have reached more than 250 million people. His “Ziglar Way”…
Art ColoniesAlongside museums and galleries, art colonies thrive in Mississippi. The Mississippi and Tougaloo art colonies are formal examples of such…
Banner, David (Levell Crump)David Banner’s projects, from Mississippi: The Album to his Jackson-based organization, Heal the Hood, reflect a long-standing dedication to his…
Barthé, RichmondA sculptor often associated with the Harlem Renaissance, Richmond Barthé focused on the human form and on capturing both everyday…
Ferris, WilliamFrom taking photographs while a teenager to serving as head of the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), Bill Ferris…
Ford, RichardPulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Ford grew up living in a Jackson home across the street from writer Eudora Welty as…
Hayes, RandyPainter Randy Hayes is known for realist paintings that display expressionist and other distortions and that draw on theatrical lighting.…
Haywood, SpencerDespite winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, his excellence in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball…
Mississippi Mass ChoirSince its formation in 1988 the Mississippi Mass Choir has topped recording charts and toured internationally, in keeping with its…
Moore, DorothyInternationally recognized for her 1976 hit “Misty Blue,” soul blues, R&B, and gospel singer Dorothy Moore is one of the…
North Mississippi AllstarsOwing in large part to heavy touring, the North Mississippi Allstars have become one of Mississippi’s most recognized rock bands.…
O'Neal, Mary LovelacePainter, art educator, and civil rights activist Mary Lovelace O’Neal has been a force in American art since the mid-1970s.…
Shirley, AledaFor nearly twenty years Aleda Shirley taught at Mississippi universities and public schools while publishing her poetry. Her efforts won…
Staples, Pops, and the Staples SingersNoted for his soft singing style and complementary, tremolo-laden guitar, Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his family band, the Staple Singers,…
Turner, OthaThough his music has been featured on recordings, on television, and in documentary and feature films, Otha (or Othar) Turner…
Tutor, GlennrayThe terms photorealism, superrealism, and southern pop have all been used to describe Glennray Tutor’s paintings. His precise renderings of…
Ziglar, ZigZig Ziglar founded a motivational speaking institution that claims to have reached more than 250 million people. His “Ziglar Way”…
