1919 to 1940
DuPont Schools
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Between 1919 and 1940, Pierre S. du Pont donated more than $6,000,000 to modernize the Delaware Public Schools. Most of these funds were directed towards African American schools with the vast majority of expenditures being devoted to school construction.
DuPont Schools, Iron Hill School No. 112C, Google Street View
DuPont Schools, Iron Hill School No. 112C, Google Aerial View
DuPont Schools, Iron Hill School No. 112C, Front View, Photographer: Susan Brizzolara
In 2022, my project Structures that Transformed Education was awarded an Artistic Innovations Grant, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Arkansas Arts Council. The financial support from these organizations will support photographing and building architectural sculptures of schools that played a role in changing education in America. This grant also supported a forthcoming solo exhibition, an artist workshop, and a panel discussion, at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub.
