1. Georgette Seabrooke, was an American muralist, artist, illustrator, art therapist, non-profit chief executive and educator.
11 Facts About Georgette Seabrooke
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Georgette Seabrooke is best known for her 1936 mural, Recreation in Harlem at Harlem Hospital in New York City, which was restored and put on public display in 2012 after being hidden from view for many years.
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Georgette Seabrooke's family moved to New York City in 1920.
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George, a restaurant and hotel owner, died when Georgette Seabrooke was a young child.
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Georgette Seabrooke's mother was a domestic housekeeper, and Georgette worked with her while quite young.
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Georgette Seabrooke did well in school and graduated from Washington Irving High School.
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Georgette Seabrooke studied with James Lesesne Wells at the Harlem Art Workshop, and with Gwendolyn B Bennett at the Harlem Community Art Center.
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Georgette Seabrooke was the youngest artist so chosen and the only female.
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Georgette Seabrooke was very active in combining art with mental health therapy, teaching at Tomorrow's World Art Center, and at a series of events in Malcolm X Park known as "Art in the Park".
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Georgette Seabrooke's work appeared in 72 major exhibitions between 1933 and 2003 in the United States, Senegal, Venezuela, and Nigeria.
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Georgette Seabrooke's works hang in distinguished collections around the United States.