Dana Chandler
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| Born | Dana C. Chandler, Jr. Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Other nameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Akin Duro |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Artist Professor |
| Years active | 1970-present |
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Dana C. Chandler, Jr., also known as Akin Duro, (April 7, 1941 – June 10, 2025)[1], was a Black Power artist, activist and Professor Emeritus at Simmons University.
Early life and education
Chandler was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He grew up in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.[2]
Chandler was educated in Boston Public Schools. From an early age he began fighting for social justice using art as a tool for change. He was awarded the National Scholastic Art Award for all four years of his high school career, at Boston's Technical High School as well as the school's first annual Art Award in 1959. It was at this time that he joined the NAACP in the black integrationist movement. Chandler was influential on many artists including Gary Rickson.[3]
In 1967, Chandler received a B.S. in Teacher Education from the Massachusetts College of Art.
Career
Chandler was a part of the black integrationist movement in Boston, using art for social justice and human rights.[4][5][6]
In 1971, Chandler was hired as an assistant professor at Simmons University. He retired in May 2004.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dana C. Chandler Jr., whose racism manifesto put Boston's art community on notice, dies at 84". The Boston Globe. September 26, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brown, Robert F. (11 March 1993). "Oral history interview with Dana Chandler, 1993 March 11–May 5" (Oral history interview (audio)). Archives of American Art. Interview with Dana Chandler. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Artist behind iconic Roxbury mural is keeping the faith". Boston.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finding aid for the Dana C. Chandler, Jr. Papers". neu.edu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dana Chandler - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Dana C, Jr Chandler". askart.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Black Power in Art". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
- Official website
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- Dana C. Chandler, Jr. papers Script error: No such module "webarchive". at Northeastern University
- AAMARP | African American Master Artists in Residency Program - Website
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