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S1E3: The Lost Art - and Lasting Impact - of Vertis Hayes: A Conversation with Earnestine Jenkins
Vertis Hayes, one of the most renowned muralists of the New Deal-era, came to Memphis in 1938 to lead the Federal Community Art Center, a branch of the New Deal’s Federal Art Project. In his time in Memphis, he became the first chair of the art department at LeMoyne College, founded the Hayes Academy of Art, completed works across the city and influenced countless Memphians. Yet it’s hard to find a mark of his work in the city today. We speak with University of Memphis historian, Earnestine Jenkins, to learn more about his life, legacy and what's been lost with the physical loss of his work.
Editor's NotePlease note the following corrections that Earnestine Jenkins was kind enough to point out in the recording:
President Sweeney was not the president of LeMoyne College at the time of Vertis Hayes' appointment.
The appointee at that time was President Andrew J. Steele. Not Aaron Douglas, and not Alain Locke (of note as a philosopher of the Harlem Renaissance) taught at Fisk University.
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By The OAM NetworkVertis Hayes, one of the most renowned muralists of the New Deal-era, came to Memphis in 1938 to lead the Federal Community Art Center, a branch of the New Deal’s Federal Art Project. In his time in Memphis, he became the first chair of the art department at LeMoyne College, founded the Hayes Academy of Art, completed works across the city and influenced countless Memphians. Yet it’s hard to find a mark of his work in the city today. We speak with University of Memphis historian, Earnestine Jenkins, to learn more about his life, legacy and what's been lost with the physical loss of his work.
Editor's NotePlease note the following corrections that Earnestine Jenkins was kind enough to point out in the recording:
President Sweeney was not the president of LeMoyne College at the time of Vertis Hayes' appointment.
The appointee at that time was President Andrew J. Steele. Not Aaron Douglas, and not Alain Locke (of note as a philosopher of the Harlem Renaissance) taught at Fisk University.