Vince Proby
Vincent J. Proby (1928 - 1987) was an artist and architect in the United States.[1] Tulane University has a collection of his papers[2] at its Amistad Research Center.[3][4]
Early life[edit]
Proby was born in Wichita County, Texas and moved with his family to Los Angeles.[1] He studied at Los Angeles high schools, Los Angeles Junior College, and University of Southern California.[5]
Career[edit]
He was project manager for several large projects before establishing his own architectural firm.[5]
He was the first African American to serve on California's State Board of Architectural Examiners.[1][6]
Proby designed the A. C. Bilbrew Public Library including its interior colored glass ornamentation.[7][8] He was photographed at the library in 1984 next to Frances E. Williams as she was honored by Kenneth Hahn.[9] He was also photographed at the Paul R. Williams tribute event in 1973 by Thelner B. Hoover.[10]
Work[edit]
- Howard Family home in Ladera Heights
- West Bleacher Structure (1968)[11]
- A. C. Bilbrew Public Library in Willowbrook, Los Angeles (1974)
- California African American Museum with Jack Haywood in Willowbrook (1984)[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Untitled | LA County Arts Commission". www.lacountyarts.org.
- ^ "Proby, Vincent J. papers, 1977-1989 | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu.
- ^ "Proby, Vincent J. | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu.
- ^ "Amistad Reports". The Center. April 27, 1987 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "LA County Library". LA County Library.
- ^ Ltd, Earl G. Graves (March 27, 1978). "Black Enterprise". Earl G. Graves, Ltd. – via Google Books.
- ^ "LA Curbed: 15 notable Los Angeles projects where black architects left their mark". Nourmand & Associates.
- ^ "Untitled". Public Art Archive.
- ^ "Kenneth Hahn Honors Frances Williams at African American Living Legends Series Program". 19 February 1984.
- ^ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq[]=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name:%22Proby,+Vincent+J.%22&edan_local=1&op=Search
- ^ The Performance of Public School Plants During the San Fernando Earthquake. California Institute of Technology. 1974.
- ^ "The California African American Museum founded". 2014-12-14. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-31.