Vince Proby
Proby (1928–1987) was an artist and architect in the United States. Tulane University has a collection of his papers at its Amistad Research Center.
Vince Proby
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 1987
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Proby (1928–1987) was an artist and architect in the United States. Tulane University has a collection of his papers at its Amistad Research Center.
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Early life
Early life
Proby was born in Wichita County, Texas and moved with his family to Los Angeles. He studied at Los Angeles high schools, Los Angeles Junior College, and University of Southern California.
Career
Career
He was project manager for several large projects before establishing his own architectural firm. He was the first African American to serve on California's State Board of Architectural Examiners. Proby designed the A. C. Bilbrew Public Library including its interior colored glass ornamentation. He was photographed at the library in 1984 next to Frances E. Williams as she was honored by Kenneth Hahn. He was also photographed at the Paul R. Williams tribute event in 1973 by Thelner B. Hoover.
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• Howard Family home in Ladera Heights • West Bleacher Structure (1968) • A. C. Bilbrew Public Library in Willowbrook, Los Angeles (1974) • California African American Museum with Jack Haywood in Willowbrook (1984) • The Teasley Residence
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- 1.Untitled | LA County Arts Commission. www.lacountyarts.org.
- 2.Proby, Vincent J. papers, 1977-1989 | Amistad Research Center. amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu Dead link. August 2025.
- 3.Proby, Vincent J. | Amistad Research Center. amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu Dead link. January 2026.
- 4.The Center. Amistad Reports. April 27, 1987.
- 5.LA County Library.
- 6.Ltd, Earl G. Graves. Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd. March 27, 1978.
- 7.LA Curbed: 15 notable Los Angeles projects where black architects left their mark. Nourmand & Associates Dead link. August 2025.
- 8.Untitled. Public Art Archive.
- 9.Kenneth Hahn Honors Frances Williams at African American Living Legends Series Program. 19 February 1984.
- 10.https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq[]=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name:%22Proby,+Vincent+J.%22&edan_local=1&op=Search
- 11.California Institute of Technology. The Performance of Public School Plants During the San Fernando Earthquake. 1974.
- 12.The California African American Museum founded. 2014-12-14.
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