Glenn Bruce Hamm Jr. (May 30, 1936 in
Dayton, Ohio – August 15, 1980) was an artist who worked and lived in
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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, USA.
He earned a
BFA and
MFA from
Carnegie Mellon and a
Ph.D. from
Purdue University. Hamm taught art at
Carlow College from 1963 to 1964,
West Virginia University from 1965 to 1969 and
Virginia Commonwealth University until his death from
Lou Gehrig's Disease in 1980.
He is the author of the art instruction book, ''Painting the nude''.
He is the father of the journalist
Xeni Jardin and of the Virginia disc jockey Carl M. Hamm.
Virginia Commonwealth University's Art Department offers an annual academic award in his name.
References
1936 births
1980 deaths
Artists from Dayton, Ohio
Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni
Purdue University alumni
Virginia Commonwealth University faculty
Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United States
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