West Virginia and Regional History Center
Joseph E. Dodd, Artist, Papers and Artwork
Dodd, Joseph E., 1907-1945
A&M 3747
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0.13 Linear Feet
1.5 in. (1 flat storage box)
circa 1930-1945 and undated
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Biographical / Historical
Joseph Eldridge Dodd (1907-1945), painter and art professor, was a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia. He attended the West Virginia Colored Institute, graduating in 1929 as President of his class. He subsequently studied at the National Academy of Design in New York. During the mid-1930s he taught at Bluefield State College. About 1940, he took a leave of absence to further his studies at Yale University where he won several awards. Drafted into military service in 1942, he served in the South Pacific during World War II. Returning home in poor health, he died in Bluefield in November 1945.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Joseph E. Dodd, Artist, Papers and Artwork, A&M 3747, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Collected drawings, paintings, and sketches by Joseph Eldridge Dodd (1907-1945), painter and art professor, as well as biographical information about Dodd. The artworks by Dodd include examples of cover illustrations he did for publications such as "The Crisis", illustrations for sheet music and a newspaper article, and a photograph of an art exhibit presumed to have been at Bluefield State College.
Thirty plus artworks from the original gift are now at the West Virginia University Art Museum. For a full list of donated art, contact the Reference Staff of the West Virginia Regional History Center.
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Art and artists
African-American artists
Artists -- West Virginia
Dodd, Joseph Eldridge.
Biographical MaterialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1959801936, 19951Magazine Covers by DoddArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1959811932-19372Magazine Clippings Collected by DoddArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195982undated3Sheet Music Cover by DoddArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/19598319304Newspaper Illustration by DoddArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195984circa 19335Photograph of Dodd Art Exhibit [possibly at Bluefield State College}Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195985undated6Japanese Woodcut Print Owned by DoddArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195986undated7Watercolor: "Mount Tapochau"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/19598719458[Christmas] Greeting Card [designed by Dodd]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195988circa 19459Watercolor: "Journey's End"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195989194510Watercolor: "Emeral Isle"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195990194511Watercolor: "Deserted Homestead"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/195991194512