Jae Jarrell

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Jae Jarrell
Born	Elaine Annette Johnson 1935 (age 88–89)
Education	Bowling Green State University School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation(s)	Clothing designer Artist
Years active	1935- present
Spouse	Wadsworth Jarrell
Children	2

Elaine "Jae" Jarrell (born Elaine Annette Johnson in 1935) is an American artist best known for her fashion designs and her involvement with the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.

In 1968, Jarrell, along with Wadsworth Jarrell, Jeff Donaldson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams, founded AfriCOBRA, the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists.^[1] Her interest was to produce garments that promote respect in African American communities.^[2]