Emerson Nathaniel Bell (1930 – April 13, 2006) was 20th-century American artist and jazz musician. For most of his life, he was a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Price, Anne (19 April 2006). Baton Rouge artist, musician, teacher Emerson Bell dead at 72. The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), p.17-A. He studied sculpture under Frank Hayden, who studied under the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. He was the first National Endowment for the Arts artist-in-residence to teach in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system.“EBRPL.com, East Baton Rouge Parish Library.” Our African American Legacy, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, 1999, https://www.ebrpl.com/oaal/people.html . Bell's work is in the permanent collection of many galleries, private collections, and museums; including the LSU Museum of Art and New Orleans Museum of Art.
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External links Emerson Bell's Study for the Prophet West