Kenneth Victor Young

Kenneth Victor Young (1933–2017), was an American artist, educator, and designer. He is associated with the Washington Color School art movement. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution as an exhibit designer for 35 years.

He attended the University of Louisville to study design and physics, followed by additional study at Indiana University and University of Hawai'i. While attending University of Louisville, he met fellow student Sam Gilliam, as well as G. Caliman Coxe, and Bob Thompson. In the 1950s, Young served in the United States Navy. His paintings were large scale in acrylic paint, very bright and colorful.

Death and legacy Young died on March 12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Collections Young's work is included in public museum collections, including the National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The Johnson Publishing Company art collection had consisted of 75 African American artists artwork that had once hung in the offices, but due to bankruptcy the artworks went to auction in January 2020.