Harriet Forte Kennedy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harriet Forte Kennedy

museum administrator, sculptor, and singer

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1931

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1994

Profession: singer, curator, sculptor, administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Harriet Arline Forte Kennedy (November 22, 1931 – February 12, 1994) was an American museum administrator, sculptor, and singer. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the African-American Kennedy was educated in local schools before attending the Massachusetts College of Art, the Institute of Art Administration at Harvard University, and Northeastern University, from which she received a bachelor's degree.
She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1960 to 1965, and undertook graduate studies at Boston University in 1965; from the former institution she received the Boit award.
She began her career with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston before becoming assistant director of the Museum of Afro-American Artists.
Kennedy was also a coloratura soprano who sang at venues throughout the Boston area.
At her death she was survived by a daughter, a son, and a foster daughter.