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Ethel Wright Mohamed (Ethel Lee Wright) was born on 13 October, 1906 in Webster County, Mississippi, US, is an American artist (1906–1992). Discover Ethel Wright Mohamed'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 85 years old?
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Ethel Lee Wright |
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| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
13 October, 1906 |
| Birthday |
13 October |
| Birthplace |
Webster County, Mississippi, US |
| Date of death |
15 February, 1992 |
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| Nationality |
United States
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Ethel Wright Mohamed Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ethel Wright Mohamed's Husband?
Her husband is Hassan Mohamed (m. 1924)
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Hassan Mohamed (m. 1924) |
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Ethel Wright Mohamed Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ethel Wright Mohamed worth at the age of 85 years old? Ethel Wright Mohamed’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. She is from United States. We have estimated Ethel Wright Mohamed's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
artist |
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Ethel Wright Mohamed (October 13, 1906 – February 15, 1992) was an American artist, best known for her embroidered scenes of country life.
She is sometimes compared to "Grandma Moses," both for her folk art style of illustration and her late start as an artist.
Ethel Lee Wright was born on a farm in Webster County, Mississippi, the eldest child of Elijah Wright and Nina Bell Ramsay Wright.
She learned to embroider as a child, from her mother.
As a teenager she worked at a bakery in Shaw, Mississippi.
They had eight children, the oldest of whom was Ollie Mohamed, who would later become a Mississippi state senator.
The family lived most of their lives in Belzoni, Mississippi, where they operated the H. Mohamed Store.
Ethel Wright Mohamed returned to embroidery after she was widowed in 1965.
In 1974, her embroidered art was part of the Smithsonian Institution's Festival of American Folklife in Washington D. C. The next year, the Smithsonian commissioned a tapestry by Mohamed, for the Bicentennial Festival of American Folklife, and in 1976–77, twelve works by Mohamed were displayed at the Renwick Gallery.
She embroidered a picture of the Renwick event, which is now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
In 1977, director William R. Ferris featured Mohamed in the documentary film "Four Women Artists," produced by the Center for Southern Folklore, as one of the four Mississippi women in the title, along with writer Eudora Welty, quilter Pecolia Warner, and painter Theora Hamblett.
Mohamed donated original works to charities and museums, including the American Heart Association and the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Ethel ran the store after Hassan's passing, until 1980 when a grandson took over.
She was honored with a Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1991.
"There is just a soothing music as the needle comes through the cloth," she told the Tuscaloosa News in 1992.
She embroidered elaborate scenes based on her own memories and family life.
Her colorful works found a local audience through family members, and soon they were exhibited in regional museums as folk art.
She died in 1992, age 85.
The Ethel Wright Mohamed Stitchery Museum is open to the public in Mohamed's former home, with her youngest daughter Carol Mohamed Ivy as curator.
In 2007, a show of Mohamed's work was mounted at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, Mississippi.
