Title

The Mayos: African-American Artists of the Heartland

Authors

Files

Description

This oral history project and exhibit pays tribute to two outstanding African-American folk artists with roots in Mount Vernon, Ohio: Walter O. Mayo (1878-1970) and his son, Walter L. “Bud” Mayo (1908-2000). Kenyon students Margaret Tazewell (’03) and Jessica Philips (’04) conducted interviews with family and community members, traced and documented artworks in the community, and mounted an exhibit and public conversation at Kenyon’s Olin Gallery in January 23-February 23, 2003.

Publication Date

1-2003

Keywords

art, african american, Knox County, Ohio

Disciplines

Race and Ethnicity | Regional Sociology | Rural Sociology | Sociology

Recommended Citation

"The Mayos: African-American Artists of the Heartland" (2003). Publications and Exhibits. 6.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/rurallife_pubs/6