Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

May 31, 1953 (age 72)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Dr. Richard J. Powell

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Richard J. Powell

Biography

Richard J. Powell is John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University, where he has taught since 1989. He studied at Morehouse College and Howard University before earning his doctorate in art history at Yale University.

Known For

Film

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Self

2021

Film

Donyale Luna: Supermodel

Self

2023

Filmography

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