John T. Riddle

John T. Riddle, Jr. (March 18, 1933 – March 3, 2002) was an American artist known for his paintings and sculptures. Riddle's metal assemblage sculptures, created from the debris of the Watts riots, are among his best-known works. He died March 3, 2002. and a bachelor's degree in education. Riddle received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from California State College in Los Angeles. He taught art in high schools before moving to Atlanta in 1974 where he taught at Spelman College. Following the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, Riddle collected metal debris after that he would then make into sculptures.

Riddle was one of the artists featured in the documentary television program Renaissance in Black: Two Artists' Lives.

The California African American Museum held a retrospective of his work in 2003. the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Georgia's State Art Collection. His bronze sculpture "Expelled Because of Their Color" is on the Georgia State Capitol grounds.