Biography

Terry Adkins (1953–2014) was a conceptual artist, musician, and sculptor. His work often combined object, music, performance, and history, particularly African American history. Adkins was a professor of fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. His work is exhibited widely and is included in the collections of the Tate Modern, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Studio Museum in Harlem; and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC.