Collection Information
Size: 0.4 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of sculptor and educator Carroll Harris Simms measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and sketches.
Biographical/Historical Note
Carroll Harris Simms (1924-2010) was an African American sculptor, ceramicist, and educator in Houston, Texas. Simms was born in Arkansas in 1924 and moved to Toledo, Ohio as a child. He attended Hampton University, Toledo University, and the Toledo Museum School of Art. He became the first Black student to graduate from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1950. He began a long teaching career at Texas Southern University where he taught sculpture and ceramics until retiring in 1987. Carroll Harris Simms died in 2010 in Texas.
Provenance
Carroll Harris Simms donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1981.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
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