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Barbara Chase-Riboud, (born Barbara Chase, June 26, 1939) is an internationally acclaimed visual artist, bestselling novelist and award-winning poet. Established as a sculptor, Chase-Riboud attained international recognition with the publication of her first novel, ''Sally Hemings'' (1979). The novel has been described as the "first full blown imagining" of Hemings and her life as a slave, including her rumored relationship with President Thomas Jefferson. In addition to stimulating considerable controversy, as mainline historians continued to deny this relationship, the book earned Chase-Riboud the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for the best novel written by an American woman. It sold more than one million copies in hardcover and it was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection.〔("Chronology: History of a Secret" ), PBS Frontline, ''Jefferson's Blood'', 2000〕 It was reissued in 1994, and in paperback in 2009, together with her novel, ''President's Daughter'' (1994), about Harriet Hemings. Chase-Riboud has received numerous honors for her literary work, including the Carl Sandburg Prize for poetry and the Women's Caucus for Art's lifetime achievement award.〔 In 1965, she became the first American woman to visit the People's Republic of China after the revolution. In 1996, she was knighted by the French Government and received the ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.''〔"People", ''International Herald Tribune,'' 23 March 1996〕 In 1996 Chase-Riboud was among artists commissioned for artwork at the preserved African Burial Ground National Monument, at the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Her memorial, ''Africa Rising,'' was installed in 1998. From September 2013 to January 2014, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented ''Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Malcolm X Steles,'' a survey of work created between 1969-2008. This traveled to the Berkeley Museum in 12 February - 28 April 2014. Her anthology of poetry from 1974 - 2008 is under press, as well as her collected letters. == Early life and education == Barbara Chase was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of Vivian May Chase, a histology technician, and Charles Edward Chase, a contractor.〔Smith, Jessie C. 1991. "Barbara Chase Riboud." in ''Notable Black American Women,'' p. 177.(Gale Cengage)〕 She was suspended from her middle school being accused, falsely, of plagiarism for one of her poems. Chase displayed an early talent for the arts and began attending the Fleisher Art Memorial School at the age of 8. She continued her training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art.〔 At 15, she won an award for one of her prints, which was subsequently purchased by the Museum of Modern Art.〔 Chase went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Tyler School at Temple University in 1957. In that same year, Chase won a John Hay Whitney fellowship to study at the American Academy in Rome for 12 months. There, she created her first bronze sculptures and exhibited her work.〔Smith, Jessie C. 1991. "Barbara Chase Riboud," in ''Notable Black American Women,'' p. 178.(Gale Cengage)〕 During this time, she traveled to Egypt, where she discovered non-European art.〔 In 1960, Chase completed a master's degree from Yale University School of Design and Architecture. After completing her studies, Chase left the United States for London, then Paris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbara Chase-Riboud」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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