| Summary: | Art professor and sculptor Edward Everett Parker was born on February 7, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While in elementary school, Parker's parents moved he and his brother, David to Toledo, Ohio. Parker graduated from Scott Public High School, and earned his B.A. degree in art from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. From Kent State University, he earned his M.A. degree in art education with an emphasis in sculpting. He also completed additional graduate level work at the University of Illinois and at Ife in West Africa. Parker taught art education in the Cleveland Public School system and as a professor at Cuyahoga Community College. Parker's artistic vision was influenced heavily by African American history and culture, and he was the founder and director of the Snickerfritz Cultural Workshop for the Arts, Inc., located in the Edward E. Parker Creative Arts Complex in East Cleveland, Ohio.
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