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Shirley Kinsey was born on 7 February, 1946 in Lake City, Florida, is an American philanthropist and art collector. Discover Shirley Kinsey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 7 February 1946
Birthday 7 February
Birthplace Lake City, Florida
Nationality United States

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Her husband is Bernard Kinsey

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1946

Shirley Kinsey (née Pooler; born February 7, 1946) is a Los Angeles-based philanthropist, art collector, and former school teacher known, along with husband Bernard and son Khalil, as the owner of Kinsey Collection, one of the largest private collections of African-American history and art in the world.

Shirley was born to Erma and Eddie Pooler on February 7, 1946, in Lake City, Florida.

She attended university at Florida A&M University, where she met Bernard Kinsey, her future husband, following her arrest at a civil rights protest.

1967

She graduated with a degree in English in 1967.

Shirley and Bernard married the same year and set a goal of travelling the world together.

The couple was married in Tallahassee at the First Baptist Institutional Church, followed by a reception in the faculty lounge at the university.

Following graduation she was hired as a teacher with the Compton Unified School District.

1976

She later returned to school, graduating in 1976 from Pepperdine University with a master's degree in multi-cultural education.

Shirley and Bernard began collecting art as a way of documenting their travels.

Realizing they knew little of their own history and culture, the couple began collecting African-American art, literature and manuscripts eventually amassing one of the largest private collections in the world.

Their collecting expanded following the birth of their son Khalil as a way of documenting where he came from outside of narratives focused on slavery.

2006

Pieces from their collection has toured extensively across the United States since 2006.

2016

The collection was exhibited internationally for the first time in 2016 in Hong Kong.

Khalil Kinsey works closely with his parents having served as chief operating officer and curator of collection and as vice president of the Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Foundation.

2020

The Kinsey family and their collection were featured on Episode 26 of the podcast This Is Love in 2020.