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Vincent J. Proby (1928 - 1987) was an artist and architect in the United States.[1] Tulane University has a collection of his papers[2] at its Amistad Research Center.[3][4]

Early life

Proby was born in Wichita County, Texas and moved with his family to Los Angeles.[1] He studied at Los Angeles high schools, Los Angeles Junior College, and University of Southern California.[5]

Career

He was project manager for several large projects before establishing his own architectural firm.[5]

He was the first African American to serve on California's State Board of Architectural Examiners.[1][6]

Proby designed the A. C. Bilbrew Public Library including its interior colored glass ornamentation.[7][8] He was photographed at the library in 1984 next to Frances E. Williams as she was honored by Kenneth Hahn.[9] He was also photographed at the Paul R. Williams tribute event in 1973 by Thelner B. Hoover.[10]

Work

References

  1. ^ a b c "Untitled | LA County Arts Commission". www.lacountyarts.org.
  2. ^ "Proby, Vincent J. papers, 1977-1989 | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu.
  3. ^ "Proby, Vincent J. | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu.
  4. ^ "Amistad Reports". The Center. April 27, 1987 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "LA County Library". LA County Library.
  6. ^ Ltd, Earl G. Graves (March 27, 1978). "Black Enterprise". Earl G. Graves, Ltd. – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "LA Curbed: 15 notable Los Angeles projects where black architects left their mark". Nourmand & Associates.
  8. ^ "Public Art Archive | Public Art Throughout the United States". stage-locate.publicartarchive.org.
  9. ^ "Kenneth Hahn Honors Frances Williams at African American Living Legends Series Program".
  10. ^ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq[]=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name:%22Proby,+Vincent+J.%22&edan_local=1&op=Search
  11. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_performance_of_public_school_plants/-8FRAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Vincent+J.+Proby&dq=Vincent+J.+Proby&printsec=frontcover
  12. ^ "The California African American Museum founded". web.archive.org. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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