Melvin Edwards
Sign in to saveAlso known as Melvin E. Edwards, Melvin Eugene Edwards, Jr., Mel Edwards
American artist (1937-2026)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Eyes of Texans : from Slavery to the Texas Capitol
- Strength of a Thousand Sons
- Melvin Edwards
- Fragments
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1969-08-20
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Family name
- Edwards
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Spouse
- Jayne Cortez
- Occupation
- draftsperson
- Employer
- Rutgers University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- drawing
- Image
- Saggese, Edwards, Moore, and King Rice (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of birth
- 1937-01-01
- nickname
- Mel
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Commons category
- Melvin Edwards
- date of death
- 2026-03-30
- name in native language
- Melvin Edwards
Sources (11)
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