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Verna Hart
Verna Hart
Born	January 28, 1961; New York City, New York
Died	April 26, 2019 (aged 58); Wilmington, Delaware
Nationality	Afro-American
Known for	Painting

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Verna Hart (January 28, 1961 – April 26, 2019) was an African-American artist known for her expressionist painting focused on jazz music.^[1] She was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Early life

Hart was born in Harlem to Earl Alphonso Hart, a detective sergeant in the New York City Police, and Pauline (Shomo) Hart. They moved to Middle Village, Queens when she was four.^[1]

While studying at Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, Queens, she took painting classes at Cooper Union. She continued her education at the School of Visual Arts with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting, a master's of fine arts in painting from Pratt Institute and a master's in education supervision and administration from the Bank Street College of Education, both in 1991.^[1]

Career

Hart was an art teacher at Springfield Gardens High School in Queens and at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York in Brooklyn.^[1]

Hart's work has been featured at United States embassies in Africa and other United States Department of State offices.^[2]

In 1999 Jammin' Under the El was commissioned by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The installation is a prominent feature at the Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) in Brooklyn. It consists of stained glass windows on the platforms' sign structures as well as the station house depicting various scenes related to music.^[3]

Hart's work was shown throughout the 1980's and 1990's at James Powers (gallerist) gallery Spiral,^[4] a space in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that focused on the work of Black artists. Hart was also exhibited at Dorsey's Fine Art Gallery.^[5]

Death

Hart moved to Wilmington, Delaware almost 20 years before her death so she could get medical treatment for one of her children. She died at her home there. According to her son ago Romare, she had a seizure while she slept.^[1]

Exhibitions

Seeing Jazz: A Tribute to the Masters and Pittsburgh Jazz Legends, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh PA (January 26-April 3, 2009): Group exhibition. Included: O'Neal Abel, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Sharif Bey, Betty Blayton Taylor, Tina Williams Brewer, Fred Brown, Bisa Butler, Lauren Camp, Nora Mae Carmichael, Sadikisha Collier, Robert Daniels, Tafa Fiadzigbe, Frank Frazier, Eric Girault, Verna Hart, Rene Hinds, Jamillah Jennings, MLJ Johnson, Larry Joseph, Charlotte Ka, Eli Kince, Dindga McCannon, Evangeline J. Montgomery, Richard Mayhew, Steve Mayo, Omowale Morgan, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Eric Pryor, Faith Ringgold, Senghor Reid, Maurice D. Robertson, Ernani Silva, Danny Simmons, Alexandria Smith, George Smith, Chuck Stewart, Allen Stringfellow, Ann Tanksley, Habib Tiwoni, Osman Tyner, Manny Vega, Richard Waters, Douglas J. Webster, Emmett Wigglesworth, and Shirley Woodson.^[6]

Popular culture

Hart's artwork has appeared in films, television shows, and on record covers, including Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues, and Branford Marsalis' 1992 album I Heard You Twice the First Time.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Roberts, Sam (May 10, 2019). "Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ "Verna Hart – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ "Myrtle Avenue Verna Hart Jammin' Under the EL, 1999". web.mta.info. MTA Arts & Design. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Green, Penelope (August 5, 2020). "James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "Remembering Verna Hart: Legacy Lives On Through Each Canvas Painted". WBGO. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ "Seeing-Jazz". Jazz exhibit feels the vibe-Vibe-Live. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[nytimes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Roberts, Sam (May 10, 2019). "Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[2] "Verna Hart – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[3] "Myrtle Avenue Verna Hart Jammin' Under the EL, 1999". web.mta.info. MTA Arts & Design. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[4] Green, Penelope (August 5, 2020). "James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[5] "Remembering Verna Hart: Legacy Lives On Through Each Canvas Painted". WBGO. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[6] "Seeing-Jazz". Jazz exhibit feels the vibe-Vibe-Live. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

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-'''Verna Hart''' (January 28, 1961 – April 26, 2019) was an [[African Americans|African-American]] artist known for her [[expressionist]] painting focused on [[jazz]] music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+'''Verna Hart''' (January 28, 1961 – April 26, 2019) was an [[African Americans|African-American]] artist known for her [[expressionist]] painting focused on [[jazz]] music.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She was born and raised in the [[Harlem]] neighborhood of [[New York City]].
+==Early life==
-Hart was born and raised in the [[Harlem]] neighborhood of the [[New York City]]. Her work has been featured at United States embassies in Africa and other [[United States Department of State]] offices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://art.state.gov/personnel/verna_hart/|title=Verna Hart – U.S. Department of State|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref>
+Hart was born in Harlem to Earl Alphonso Hart, a detective sergeant in the New York City Police, and Pauline (Shomo) Hart. They moved to [[Middle Village, Queens]] when she was four.<ref name=nytimes/>
+While studying at [[Andrew Jackson High School (Queens)|Andrew Jackson High School]] in [[Cambria Heights, Queens]], she took painting classes at [[Cooper Union]]. She continued her education at the [[School of Visual Arts]] with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting, a master's of fine arts in painting from [[Pratt Institute]] and a master's in education supervision and administration from the [[Bank Street College of Education]], both in 1991.<ref name=nytimes/>
-One of her art installations, created in 1999 and entitled Jammin' Under the El, was commissioned by the New York City [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA). It is a prominent feature at the [[Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)]] in [[Brooklyn]]. It consists of [[stained glass]] windows on the platforms' sign structures as well as the station house depicting various scenes related to music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=J&artist=1&station=13|title=Myrtle Avenue Verna Hart Jammin' Under the EL, 1999|last=|first=|authorlink=|date=|website=web.mta.info|publisher=MTA Arts & Design|language=en|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>
+==Career==
-She was an art teacher at [[Springfield Gardens High School]] in Queens and at [[Medgar Evers College]] of the [[City University of New York88 in Brooklyn. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+Hart was an art teacher at [[Springfield Gardens High School]] in Queens and at [[Medgar Evers College]] of the [[City University of New York]] in Brooklyn.<ref name=nytimes/>
+Hart's work has been featured at United States embassies in Africa and other [[United States Department of State]] offices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://art.state.gov/personnel/verna_hart/|title=Verna Hart – U.S. Department of State|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref>
-She had moved to [[Wilmington, Delaware]] almost 20 years before her death so she could get medical treatment for one of her children.  She died at her home there.  According to her son ago Romare, she had a seizure while she slept. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+In 1999 ''[https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?96 Jammin' Under the El]'' was commissioned by the New York City [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA). The installation is a prominent feature at the [[Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)]] in [[Brooklyn]]. It consists of [[stained glass]] windows on the platforms' sign structures as well as the station house depicting various scenes related to music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=J&artist=1&station=13|title=Myrtle Avenue Verna Hart Jammin' Under the EL, 1999|last=|first=|author-link=|date=|website=web.mta.info|publisher=MTA Arts & Design|language=en|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>
-==Early life==
-Born in Harlem to Earl Alphonso Hart, a detective sergeant in the New York City Police, and Pauline (Shomo) Hart, they moved to [[Middle Village, Queens]] when she was four. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+Hart's work was shown throughout the 1980's and 1990's at [[James Powers (gallerist)]] gallery Spiral,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=2020-08-05 |title=James Powers, Brooklyn Gallerist Who Nurtured Black Artists, Dies at 80 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/obituaries/james-powers-dead-coronavirus.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> a space in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that focused on the work of Black artists. Hart was also exhibited at Dorsey's Fine Art Gallery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering Verna Hart: Legacy Lives On Through Each Canvas Painted |url=https://www.wbgo.org/show/wbgo-journal/2019-05-30/remembering-verna-hart-legacy-lives-on-through-each-canvas-painted |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=WBGO |language=en}}</ref>
+==Death==
-While studying at [[Andrew Jackson High School (Queens)|Andrew Jackson High School]] in [[Cambria Heights, Queens]], she took painting classes at [[Cooper Union]]. She continued her education at the [[School of Visual Arts]] with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting, a master’s of fine arts in painting from [[Pratt Institute]] and a master’s in education supervision and administration from the [[Bank Street College of Education]], both in 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/obituaries/verna-hart-dead.html|title=Verna Hart, Whose Art Expressed the Rhythms of Jazz, Dies at 58|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=2019-05-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+Hart moved to [[Wilmington, Delaware]] almost 20 years before her death so she could get medical treatment for one of her children. She died at her home there. According to her son ago Romare, she had a seizure while she slept.<ref name=nytimes/>
 ==Exhibitions==
-*"Seeing Jazz: A Tribute to the Masters and Pittsburgh Jazz Legends", Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh PA (January 26-April 3, 2009): Group exhibition. Included: O'Neal Abel, Benny Andrews, [[Romare Bearden]], Sharif Bey, [[Betty Blayton Taylor]], Tina Williams Brewer, Fred Brown, [[Bisa Butler]], Lauren Camp, Nora Mae Carmichael, Sadikisha Collier, Robert Daniels, Tafa Fiadzigbe, Frank Frazier, Eric Girault, [[Verna Hart]], Rene Hinds, Jamillah Jennings, MLJ Johnson, Larry Joseph, Charlotte Ka, Eli Kince, Dindga McCannon, Evangeline J. Montgomery, Richard Mayhew, Steve Mayo, Omowale Morgan, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Eric Pryor, Faith Ringgold, Senghor Reid, Maurice D. Robertson, Ernani Silva, Danny Simmons, Alexandria Smith, George Smith, Chuck Stewart, Allen Stringfellow, Ann Tanksley, Habib Tiwoni, Osman Tyner, Manny Vega, Richard Waters, Douglas J. Webster, Emmett Wigglesworth, and Shirley Woodson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/museums/s_611825.html|title=Seeing-Jazz|website=Jazz exhibit feels the vibe-Vibe-Live|language=en|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
+''Seeing Jazz: A Tribute to the Masters and Pittsburgh Jazz Legends'', Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh PA (January 26-April 3, 2009): Group exhibition. Included: O'Neal Abel, Benny Andrews, [[Romare Bearden]], Sharif Bey, [[Betty Blayton Taylor]], Tina Williams Brewer, Fred Brown, [[Bisa Butler]], Lauren Camp, Nora Mae Carmichael, Sadikisha Collier, Robert Daniels, Tafa Fiadzigbe, Frank Frazier, Eric Girault, Verna Hart, Rene Hinds, Jamillah Jennings, MLJ Johnson, Larry Joseph, Charlotte Ka, Eli Kince, Dindga McCannon, Evangeline J. Montgomery, Richard Mayhew, Steve Mayo, Omowale Morgan, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Eric Pryor, Faith Ringgold, Senghor Reid, Maurice D. Robertson, Ernani Silva, Danny Simmons, Alexandria Smith, George Smith, Chuck Stewart, Allen Stringfellow, [[Ann Tanksley]], Habib Tiwoni, Osman Tyner, Manny Vega, Richard Waters, Douglas J. Webster, Emmett Wigglesworth, and Shirley Woodson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/museums/s_611825.html|title=Seeing-Jazz|website=Jazz exhibit feels the vibe-Vibe-Live|language=en|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
+==Popular culture==
+Hart's artwork has appeared in films, television shows, and on record covers, including [[Spike Lee]]'s 1990 film ''[[Mo' Better Blues]]'', and [[Branford Marsalis]]' 1992 album ''[[I Heard You Twice the First Time]]''.<ref name=nytimes/>
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