1914–1965
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Lottie Wilson Jackson
1854–1914
United States
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Charlotte Wilson Jackson (c. 1854 – January 16, 1914) was an American artist and activist from Michigan. She was the first African American to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1901, Wilson oversaw the exhibition of African-American artists at the Pan-American Exposition. She signed her name as "Lottie Wilson" on her paintings and sculpture.
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