Dorothy E. Hayes
Dorothy E. Hayes | |
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| Born | Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes December 1, 1935 Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| Died | July 31, 2015 Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| Education | Alabama State College, Cooper Union |
| Occupation(s) | Graphic designer, educator, abstract sculptor, curator |
| Known for | Early Black graphic designer, and founder of one of the first design studios opened by an African American woman |
Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes (December 1, 1935 – July 31, 2015)[1] was an American graphic designer, sculptor, and educator. She was the owner of the commercial design studio, "Dorothy's Door" in New York City; as well as an early Black designer in the field of graphic designer; and she was faculty at New York City Technical College (now New York City College of Technology) in Brooklyn.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Dorothy E. Hayes was born on December 1, 1935, in Mobile Alabama.[3] She attended high school in Pensacola, Florida.[4]
Hayes graduated with a B.S. degree in secondary education from Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) in Montgomery; and at Cooper Union School of Art (now Cooper Union) in New York City.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Hayes moved from Alabama to New York City in 1957, during a time when their were fewer Black designers and artists.[5] In her early career she worked in various design roles, starting at Robert N. McLeod Inc., and followed by Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, Murray Leff and Company, and Wallack and Harris Inc..[2] Hayes was the owner of a commercial design studio, "Dorothy's Door" in New York City, which opened in 1969, one of the first design studios opened by an African American woman.[6][7] She was also a sculptor, and made abstract sculptures of plastic.[3]
In 1969, Hayes interviewed five Black designers and wrote an article, “The Black Experience in Graphic Design” in the November/December 1968 issue of Communication Arts journal.[8] During this era, the challenges of Black designers were less discussed and there was a hope of building awareness.[8]
Hayes co-curated the Black Artist in Graphic Communication exhibition which toured the United States and Canada from April 1970 until April 1971,[8] and was shown at the Pensacola Art Center in Pensacola, Florida (under Hendrik Langerak, museum director).[4][5] The Black Artist in Graphic Communication exhibition included works by Romare Bearden, Leo and Diane Dillon, John Steptoe, Sam Reed, Josephine Jones, George Ford Jr., and Don Miller.[4]
Hayes was a design professor at New York City Technical College (now New York City College of Technology) in Brooklyn.[9]
She died on July 31, 2015, in Mobile, Alabama.[1][7] Her archives at the Stanford Libraries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes, December 1, 1935 – July 31, 2015". Press-Register (Obituary). August 7, 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Miss Hayes Is Designer In New York". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, Regina. "Guides: Black Graphic Design History Collections Initiative: Dorothy Hayes". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ a b c DeMarko, Sharon (February 19, 1971). "Black Artists Graphics Displayed at Art Center". Pensacola News Journal. p. 11– 12. Retrieved 2024-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b DeMarko, Sharon (February 4, 1971). "Black Artists Show Graphics". Pensacola News Journal. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "City Grad Opens Studio in New York". Alabama Journal. September 26, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Dorothy Hayes Obituary (1935 – 2015), Saraland, AL". AL.com (Obituary). August 1, 2015. Retrieved 2024-12-30 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c Miller, Cheryl D. (2022-01-17). "Black Artist in Graphic Communication". Communication Arts. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Designer to Lecture at Art Institute". The Kansas City Times. March 20, 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-12-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1935 births
- 2015 deaths
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women
- Abstract sculptors
- African-American graphic designers
- African-American women sculptors
- Alabama State University alumni
- American curators
- American educators
- American graphic designers
- American sculptors
- American women graphic designers
- American women sculptors
- Cooper Union alumni
- Designers from New York City
- New York City College of Technology faculty
- People from Mobile, Alabama