William Ellisworth Artis was born on February 2, 1914, in Washington, North Carolina. A talented sculptor and ceramicist, Artis studied at Syracuse University and was mentored by renowned sculptor Augusta Savage. His work was featured in major exhibitions including Two Centuries of Black American Art and displayed at institutions such as Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, Fisk University, Hampton University, and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
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