Spelman Honors the Life and Legacy of Alumna Jenelsie Walden Holloway,
C'41
Jenelsie Walden Holloway, C'41, was a professor in the art department at Spelman
for 38 years, and served as department chair for two periods, 1952 - 1963 and
then 1982 - 1990. She died on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from complications of
Alzheimer's disease. A life-long advocate of the arts, she is remembered for her
staunch support of and dedication to the development of African-American
art.
In 1941, Mrs. Holloway earned a bachelor's degree in art from Spelman, and pursued graduate studies in figurative painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. After college, she chaired the art departments at Prairie View College and Dillard University before returning to Spelman as a teacher.
In the video, her daughter, Charnelle Holloway, C'79 professor of art at Spelman, pays tribute to her mother during the College's 125th Founders Day celebration.
