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American painter

Samuel Felrath Hines Jr. (November 9, – October 3, ) was an African American visual artist and art conservator. Hines served as a conservator at several institutions, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and his paintings can be found in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.^[1][2]

Life

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in , Hines began studying art in after receiving a scholarship for youth classes at the John Herron School of Art Saturday School.

After graduating Crispus Attucks High School in ,^[3] Hines worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps and later as a railroad dining car waiter for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. In , he began his formal art training at the Art Institute of Chicago.

After deciding to concentrate on design, Hines moved to New York City, where he worked as a fashion designer and studied at New York University and the Pratt Institute.^&