William Pajaud
William Etienne "Bill" Pajaud (ubochí àtó n'ọnwa Ọgọst, 1925 ̊ rụọ úbọchị irí nà isii n'ọnwa Juun, 2015) bụ ónyé Africa-America na-ese ihe, na-arụ ọrụ na mmiri, nke a maara màkà ihe osise ya na-enyocha isiokwu jazz. A mụrụ ya na New Orleans, Louisiana, ma nwụọ na Los Angeles, California n'ubochí irí na isii n'ọnwa Juun, 2015 mgbè ọ dị afọ irí asatọ na itoolu. Ọ bụ ónyé nlekọta nke Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Fine Art Collection.

Mbido ndụ na agụmakwụkwọ 
Nna William Pajaud bụ ónyé egwu jazz, ónyé isi ego ya na-arụ ọrụ na olili ozu. Nne ya bụ onye na-ahụ màkà ọgwụ, mana, dị ka nwanyị Africa America, o siri ike ịchọta ọrụ.

Pajaud nwetara akara ugo mmụta nka mara mma na Mahadum Xavier nke Louisiana na New Orleans na 1941. Pajaud kwagara Chicago na mbido afọ 1940, ebe ọ malitere ọrụ dị ka ónyé na-ese ihe na ónyé na-emepụta ihe.

N'afọ 1949, ọ kwagara Los Angeles iji mụọ ihe osise na Chouinard Art Institute.

Ọrụ na ọrụ 
Pajaud bụ ónyé otu Society of Graphic Designers, Los Angeles County Art Association, na National Watercolor Society, nké ọ jere ozi dị ka ónyé isi óche site na 1974 ruo 1975. Ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị na-ese ihe na Eleven Associated (mgbe e mesịrị Art West Association). Ndị na-ese ihe na Los Angeles gụnyere ndị na-ese Beulah Woodard, Alice Taylor Gafford na Tyrus Wong.

Ihe osise mmiri Pajaud gosipụtara ihe osise sitere n'ike mmụọ nsọ ya n'oge ọ bụ nwatakịrị na New Orleans na ndụ ya na Chicago na Los Angeles: ụmụ nwanyị Africa America zuru oke, olili ozu jazz, ihe nkiri n'okporo ámá.

Ihe ngosi na nchịkọta ndị a họọrọ 

 'Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960 Xi 1980', Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2011.
 'The Life and Art of William Pajaud', M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, 2003.
 'William Pajaud: The Sights and Sounds of My New Orleans', California African American Museum, Los Angeles, 2000.
 'Abụ Ọma, Ozizi & Omenala: William Pajaud', Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1981.
 'California Black Artists', Studio Museum na Harlem, New York, 1977.
 'Suzanne Jackson/William Pajaud/Charles White', Haggin Art Galleries, Pioneer Museum, Mahadum nke Pacific, Stockton, California, 1975.
 'Black American Artists '71', Illinois Art Council na Illinois Bell Lobby Gallery, Chicago, 1971.

Ònyìnyé 
Nsọpụrụ Pajaud gụnyere:

 1969 PRSA Art Exhibition Award of Merit
 1971 National Association of Media Women Communications Award
 1975 Mahadum nke Pacific Honor
 1978 Paul Robeson Special Award maka onyinye maka nka
 1981 PR News Gold Key Award
 1981 League of Allied Arts Corporation Artists of Achievement Award
 2004 Samella Award.

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