About James Earl Reid
Lived 1942 – 2021 (aged 78). James Earl Reid was a sculptor.
James Earl Reid (September 9, 1942 – July 18, 2021) was an American sculptor. Reid was best known for the statue of Billie Holiday in Baltimore, Maryland, and for the sculpture Third World America that was at the center of the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid.
Reid was born September 9, 1942, in Princeton, North Carolina.
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Who was James Earl Reid?
American artist and sculptor
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James Earl Reid was born on 9 September 1942.
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James Earl Reid died on 18 July 2021.
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James Earl Reid was a sculptor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Earl Reid. https://biography.guide/james-earl-reid/
MLA: "James Earl Reid." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/james-earl-reid/.
Chicago: "James Earl Reid." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/james-earl-reid/.
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