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Phoebe Beasley

1943–

United States

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Phoebe Beasley (born June 3, 1943) is an American artist. Beasley is the only artist whose art has been awarded the Presidential Seal under two different U.S. presidents: George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Beasley was the first African-American woman to become president of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

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