Mattie May Adams
First licensed African American interior designer in New England
About Mattie May Adams
Lived 1923 – 2016 (aged 92). Mattie May Adams was an American interior designer.
Mattie May Adams (December 26, 1923 – August 6, 2016) was born in Boston's South End neighborhood. She attended the New England School of Art and Design and the Rhode Island School of Design. Adams became the first licensed African American interior designer in New England after opening Adams Interiors in Back Bay. Adams was a former member of the New England Minority Purchasing Council Board of Directors and President Jimmy Carter's Small Business Advisory Council.
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Who was Mattie May Adams?
First licensed African American interior designer in New England
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Mattie May Adams was born on 26 December 1923.
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Mattie May Adams died on 6 August 2016.
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Mattie May Adams was an interior designer.
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