| LC control no. | n 97050249 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Harvey, Bessie, 1929-1994 |
| Variant(s) | White, Bessie Ruth, 1929-1994 |
| Birth date | 1929-10-11 |
| Death date | 1994-08-12 |
| Place of birth | Dallas (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Alcoa (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Folk art Outsider art |
| Affiliation | Blount Memorial Hospital |
| Profession or occupation | Folk artists Outsider artists Sculptors African American artists |
| Found in | Awakening the spirits, c1997: t.p. (Bessie Harvey) p. 29 (b. Oct. 11, 1929, Dallas, Ga.; d. Aug. 12, 1994, Alcoa, Tenn.) Wikipedia site, April 11, 2013: (Bessie Harvey (born Bessie Ruth White on October 11, 1929, died 1994) was an American artist best known for her sculptures constructed out of found objects, primarily pieces of found wood.) Tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture WWW site, April 11, 2013: (Bessie Harvey, 1929-1994 ; Born Bessie Ruth White on October 11, 1929, Harvey was the seventh of thirteen children born to Homer and Rosie Mae White in Dallas, Georgia ; In her early twenties she moved to Tennessee, living briefly in Knoxville and then permanently in nearby Alcoa, where she secured a job with Blount Memorial Hospital in order to help provide for her children and grandchildren ; Harvey did not devote her full-time energies to making art until in her late forties) <http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1608> Blount today WWW site, April 11, 2013: Remembering Bessie Harvey, posted Oct. 9, 2008 (on August 12, 1994, Bessie Harvey passed away in her sleep at her home at the age of 64) <http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2008/oct/09/bessie-harvey-remembered/> Outsider art sourcebook, 2016: page 116 (Bessie Harvey 1929-1994) Raw Vision WWW site, viewed March 21, 2022: article entitled "Bessie Harvey: Spirit from head", published Winter 2001, issue #37 (African American) <https://rawvision.com/blogs/articles/articles-spirit-head-bessie-harvey?_pos=1&_sid=bac4d664f&_ss=r> |
| Associated language | eng |
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