Calvin Burnett (July 18, 1921,

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- October 8, 2007 in

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) was an

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artist, illustrator and art educator.Macklin, A. D., ''A Biographical History of African-American Artists'', The Edwin Mellen Press, 2001, p.13. Calvin Burnett graduated from the

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in 1942, and received his MFA from

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in 1960. He has taught at a number of institutions in the northeastern United States, including the

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and the

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. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, in galleries and museums including the

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and the

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