Third of Three Parts
In March 1963, Corietta L. Mitchell (1910-1982) made history as the first Black artist to exhibit work at the Birmingham Museum of Art. But this was just one of her many achievements that advanced the city’s Black arts community.
Born in Birmingham, Mitchell attended local public schools before earning her Bachelor of Science from Alabama State University and her Master of Arts from Teachers College at Columbia University. A longtime public school instructor, Mitchell taught art at Ullman and Philips High Schools…