George Pitts

George Pitts (né George Edward Pitts Jr.; September 10, 1951 – March 4, 2017) was an American academic, artist and poet, based in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life and education Pitts was the son of newspaper journalist George Edward Pitts Sr. (1925–1987), and Phyllis Forbes (maiden; 1931–2008).

From September 1969 to December 1969, Pitts studied art, creative writing, and literature at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

In 1971, Pitts won a first prize while studying at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.

In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.

Death Pitts died on March 4, 2017, after a long illness.