Donald "Don" Grover
Bradley College Yearbook, 1950. Ancestry.com
Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
FOCUS
Art/ Design/ Craft
ROLE
Student
ATTENDANCE
1948 - 1949
BIRTH
1925-08-26
Elmwood, Illinois
DEATH
1959-01-30
Maidson, WI
Donald Grover served four years in the Navy during WWII. Following his discharge from service, he attended Black Mountain College, UNC Chapel Hill and graduate with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bradley University.
Donald was an art instructor at the University of Wisconsin and "was considered one of the promising young artists of the area." He helped establish the Contemporary Artists Group and Gallery in Peoria, Wisconsin and had works exhibited at the Denver Art Museum, Harvard University, and Brooklyn Museum.
Courses Taken
Fall 1948-1949: Drawing, Painting and Sculpture with J. Albers
Spring 1948-1949: Color, Drawing, and Painting with J. Albers, Weaving with A. Albers & Guermonprez
Author
Heather South
Heather is Lead Archivist of the Western Regional Archives, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina.
Heather has a BA and MA in history from Winthrop University and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. South has nearly 20 years’ experience in preservation and archives including reference services, conservation services, exhibit design, marketing and grant management. From 2006 until November 2011, she worked as the Preservation Officer for the SC State Archives
The Western Regional Archives (WRA) collects, preserves, and makes available for public use historical and evidential materials relating to western North Carolina. Their collection of Black Mountain College related materials is an invaluable resource for BMC researchers.
