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Early life
Gwendolyn Bennett was born July 8,1902 -
First poem
Her poem "Nocturne" was published in Crisis in November 1923 -
Education
She attended Colombia University's Teaching college, transferred and graduated from Pratt Institute in 1924 -
Education
In 1925 she continued her fine arts education at Academic Julian & Ecole du Pantheon in Paris -
Destroyed work
In 1926 most of her pieces were destroyed in a fire at her stepmother's home -
Marriage
1927 she married Dr.Alfred Joseph Jackson -
Magazine column
1926-1928 she was releasing a monthly column The Ebony Flute in the Opportunity magazine -
Beginning her Career
In 1935 she entered the Harlem Artists Guild -
Widow & Remarried
1936 her husband died, remarried in 1940 to a teacher Richard Crosscup -
Took over
From 1937-1944 Bennett was the head of the Harlem Community Art Center -
Moved
1968 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband and opened an antique shop -
Death
On May 30,1981 Gwendolyn Bennett dies of heart failure
