1948-1949 - Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA

1949-1954 - Bachelor of professional Arts Degree, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

1954- California Institute of the Arts (Chiounard), Valencia, CA

1967-1968 - UCLA, Cinema Graduate Program, Los Angeles, CA

1976 February - "Out of the Old West: Where One out of Every Three Cowboys was Black," La Vern College, La Vern, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

1976 February - "Out of the Old West: Where One out of Every Three Cowboys was Black," Pomona Public School District, Pomona, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

1976 February - "Out of the Old West: Where One out of Every Three Cowboys was Black," Los Angeles Museum of Science and Industry [Solo Exhibition]

 

1977 February - "Out of the Old West: Where One out of Every Three Cowboys was Black," Great Plains Black Museum, Omaha, Ne [Solo Exhibition]

 

1977 February - "Out of the Old West: Where One out of Every Three Cowboys was Black," Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Ne [Solo Exhibition]

 

2015 October - "Uncle Emerson Terry's Art Show and 90th Birthday," Alkebulan Cultural Center, Pasadena, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

2016 January - "Emerson Terry Art Show" Alkebulan Cultural Center, Pasadena, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

2017 January - "Cowboys & Vaqueros: Legends of the AmeriCAn West" Museum at CAlifornia Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

2019 March - "AfriCAn-AmeriCAn Cowboy paintings" Hastings Branch Library, Pasadena, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

2019-June - "Senegal Sister Cities to Pasadena, CA visit home of loCAl artist Emerson Terry" Pasadena, CA [Solo Exhibition]

 

2020 February - "ArtCenter DTLA's 90/300 Exhibition." ArtCenter, Pasadena, CA [Solo Exhibition]

October 22, 1975 - AREA ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS BLACK HISTORY 

November 14, 1975 - BLACK COWBOYS: PAINTINGS TELL FORGOTTEN STORY -Los Angeles Times 

February 16, 1976 - NOONTIME -KNXT Los Angeles 

April 15, 1976 - PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST INNERVISIONS -KCET 

February 17, 1977 - GREAT PLAINS BLACK MUSEUM SPONSORS EMERSON TERRY'S VISIT TO NEBRASKA -The Omaha Star 

January 1, 1980 - BLACK COWBOYS IN THE OLD WEST AS DEPICTED BY EMERSON R. TERRY -Hampton University

August 1, 2015 - EMERSON TERRY'S DOCUMENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN COWBOYS WILL LIVE FOREVER -Black Pages 

June 18, 2021 - IMPACT 90/300 ART CENTER ALUMNI PROFILES: EMERSON TERRY -Art Center Dot Magazine 

COLLECTIONS

1982 - "General Dougherty" Artist: Emerson Terry, The U.S. National Archives

1982 - "Watkins," Emerson Terry," The U.S. National Archives

1980 - "A Few of the Lonely Eagles:Emerson Terry," The U.S. National Archives

1976 - “General Daniel Chappie James,” USAF - Air Force Art Collection

1970 - Medium Bombers-1947 USAF - Air Force Art Collection

1969 - FLIM - Documentary Short - "Non-Violence in a Violent Society," Director, Writer, Producer, Painter

AWARDS

1975 - American Society for Industrial Security, General Dynamics Corporation - Pomona Division, Pomona, CA

1976 - Certificate of Merit Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles,Los Angeles, CA

2015 - Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich (recongnition of Career achievement, community community contributions artistic accomplishment ), Pasadena, CA

2015 - City of Pasadena Mayor Tony Tornek (recongnition of Career achievement, community community contributions artistic accomplishment ), Pasadena, CA

2015 - City Councilmember Tyron Hampaton (recongnition of Career achievement, community community contributions artistic accomplishment ), Pasadena, CA

2018 - NAACP, Pasadena Branch, Presidents Award, Pasadena, CA

2018 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc "Economic Growth of the Black Family Award" as a Founder of the Alkebulan Culture Center, Pasadena, CA

AFFLIATIONS

1989-1990 - Pasadena Arts Commission (Commissioner),Pasadena, CA

1989 - Alkebulan Cultural Center (Co Founder),Pasadena, CA

1990 - Luckman Fine Arts Comples, California State Uninversity, Los Angeles, Board Member,Los Angeles, CA

1950 - 1980 Society of Illustrators,Los Angeles, CA

COMMISSIONS

1950's - Ben Bronson Art Studio, Illustration, Advertising Agency, Los Angeles, CA

1966's - Amazing Horizon Films Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - Rheem Corporation Educational Division, Audio Visual, Illustration, Film & Animation, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - Hoffman Electronics Educational Division, Audio Visual, Illustration, Film & Animation, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - Bailey Films, Inc. Illustration, Design, Film & Animation, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - Gospel Light Publications Illustration, Design, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - Hallmark Cards, Pop-Up Book Card & Book Publishing, Los Angeles

1960's - Montgomery Ward's Illustration Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Western Publishing Illustration, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Americola Beverages Company Illustration, Design, Food, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Franklin Publishing Educational Book Illustration, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Group West Studios Art Director, Design, Illustration, Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Hanna Barbera (Display Division) Print/Ancillary, Film/TV, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Mattel toy Co. Illustration, Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1960's - 1970's - Western Publishing, Illustration, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - Douglas Aircraft, Technical Illustration, Aeronautics, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - EMC Text Book Illustration, Animation, Educational Film Strips, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - General Dynamic, Editor, Illustration, Design Aeronautics, Pomona, CA

1970's - Sherborn Press Illustration, Design, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - Whitman Publishing Illustration, Design, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - Singer Publications Illustration, Design, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - Ginn & Company Publisher Illustration, Design, Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - 1980's - 20th Century Fox Advertising, Kelly Miller (rep), Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - 1980's - Russ Hart Studio Art Direction, Illustration, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - 1980's - Stevens Beondi DeCico Studios Art Direction, Illustration, Los Angeles, CA

1970's - 1980's - JPL / NASA Illustration, Aeronautics Pasadena, CA

1980's - Falcon Cable Television Illustration, Design, Film & TV Advertising, Pasadena, CA

1980's - Family Savings & Loan Illustration, Design, Pasadena, CA

0000's - George Cooper Publication Illustration, Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Harridslev/Amerman Advertising Illustration, Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - KJLA Radio Station Illustration, Radio Advertisting, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - J.Walter Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Illustration, Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Paramount Pictures - Dennis Davidson & Assoc. Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Paramount TV Universal Studios Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Quiet Majesty Productions Art Director, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Seiniger Advertising Inc. Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - NBC PRINT MEDIA DEPT. / Art Direction, Design, Conceptual Sketch Art, Advertising, Burbank, CA.

1980's - DIENER, HAUSER, BATES CO.,INC., ADVERTISING / LA, Art Direction, Design, Conceptual Sketch Art, Print, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Paramount Pictures, Concept art, Illustration Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Paramount TV Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Universal Studios Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - CBS Movies of the Week Irwin Yablans, Concept art, Illustration, Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - A.P.I. Corellco

1980's - Dennis Davison & Assoc. Concep art, Illustration Film, & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - MacMillan & Company Publishing Illustration, Design Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Houghton & Mifflin Publishing Illustration, Design Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Cannon & Sullivan Publication Technical Illustration Book Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - CBS Print Media Dept. Concept art, Illustration Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Continental Graphic Display, Display Graphics Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - American International Pictures Illustration, Film, Los Angeles, CA

1980's - Red Foxx Childrens Book, "T" Shirt design, Portrait of the actor Book Publishing, fFine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2010 - 2014 - Cornerstone Display Group Display Graphics Film & TV Advertising, Los Angeles, CA