Anderson Delano Macklin

Anderson Delano Macklin, also known as A. D. Macklin, was an American artist, professor, art historian, and author. He chaired the art department at a few historically black colleges, including Jackson State University, Virginia State University, and at Wiley College.

Biography

He was born on January 17, 1933, in Luther, Oklahoma. He was the son of Alice and Herman Macklin, and was the eldest son.
Macklin was a graduate of Douglass High School in Oklahoma City. He attended Lincoln University where he studied art education; followed by studies in painting at the University of Missouri. He received his Ed.D. degree in art education from the Pennsylvania State University, his dissertation was titled, "A Descriptive Study of the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Identification, Aesthetic Attitude and Art Object Preferences of High School Students".
He served on various visual art national advisory boards and committees.
Macklin chaired the art department at Jackson State University a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi, and under his leadership his department was able to gain a favorable accreditation. In 1992, he curated an exhibition of Yoruban Tunde Afolayan Famous Jr.'s paintings at JSU's F.D. Hall Music Center gallery.
After having a heart attack, Macklin died on July 26, 2001, in Jackson, Mississippi.