Ned I.R. Jennings
American painter and set designer
About Ned I.R. Jennings
Lived 1898 – 1929 (aged 30).
Edward "Ned" I.R. Jennings (May 16, 1898 – May 7, 1929) was an artist of the Charleston Renaissance era, one of the first abstract artists in the city.
Biography Edward "Ned" I.R. Jennings was born on May 16, 1898, in Washington, D.C., but was just few weeks old the family moved to Charleston, where his father was the postmaster. Jennings' father also helped to develop Folly Beach.
Jennings trained for service in World War I at the Porter Military Academy, but was discharged because he was born with a cleft palate. He entered the medical corps in 1919 and went to France. He was gassed, recovered in England and went back to Charleston. Jennings was an assistant curator of the museum.
Legacy Harlan Greene in the novel Why We Never Danced the Charleston based the character of Ned Grimke on Jennings.
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Who was Ned I.R. Jennings?
American painter and set designer
When was Ned I.R. Jennings born?
Ned I.R. Jennings was born on 16 May 1898.
When did Ned I.R. Jennings die?
Ned I.R. Jennings died on 7 May 1929.
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