In a Sentimental Mood (2013) Collages by Everett Spruill

Everett Spruill was born in Birmingham, Alabama. After attending High School at George Washington Carver, in Birmingham, Alabama, Everett went to Berea College, where he majored in business. Everett was exposed to museums, and classical music at an early age and would prove to have a great influence on his artistic development.
For more than 20 years Everett, a self-taught artist, has been involved in collecting and creating works of art. He currently conducts art workshops for Central Florida youth and is former owner of The Ethnic Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
Everett is most known for his early collages and works on paper, notably, the "Old School Jazz and Blues Series", which feature colorful images of the fathers and legends of our own American art form….Jazz. Everett is influenced by American Artists Arthur Rayford, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles White and Frank Stella to name a few.

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1954
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists