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Dorothy E. Hayes

1935–2015

United States

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Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes (December 1, 1935 – July 31, 2015) was an American graphic designer, sculptor, and educator. She was an early Black graphic designer and the owner of the commercial design studio, "Dorothy's Door" in New York City. She taught at New York City Technical College (now New York City College of Technology) in Brooklyn.

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