ELLIOTT PINKNEY
Biographical Information
A native of Georgia, Pinkney (born 1934) moved to southern California after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He earned a B.A. at Woodbury College. A poet and sculptor as well as a painter, he has lived in the community of Compton for 20 years. In the early 1970s he was active at an innovative community arts school called Compton Communicative Arts Academy. During 1977 and 1978 the walls of Compton were his studio. Funded by a special grant from the California Arts Council, he completed eight murals. Their underlying themes were African-American pride and the importance of understanding between different cultures. All but three are gone.
Mural Credits
All That You Can Be (photo)
Ceremony for Smokers (photo)
Community Heroes (photo)
Education to Succeed
Ethnic Simplicity (photo; with Arnold Pinckney)
Evolution of the Spirit
Five Murals
Images of Peace
Medicare78
Peace and Love
Prominent Members of the Local Community
Redemption from Negative Societal Influences (Untitled) (photo)
Silhouetted Musicians (Untitled)
Spirits of America (photo)
Success (photo)
Together We Dance (photo)
Veterans' Administration Clinic Murals (series with various titles)
Vision and Motion (photo)
The World of Knowledge
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