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1913 Sedalia, Missouri - 1966 Hines , Illinois. Known for: Portraits, abstract figurative, city scenes.
BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966). In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and... Read full biography
BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966). In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and may have been painted from photographs. Goss, who worked with oil and masonite, frequently... Read full biography
BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966). In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and may have been painted from photographs. Goss, who worked with oil and masonite, frequently portrayed figures playing music. Goss was born in Sedalia, Missouri, and attended the University of Iowa for four years. Following his graduation in 1935, he moved to Chicago. During the next two years, he... Read full biography
BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966). In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and may have been painted from photographs. Goss, who worked with oil and masonite, frequently portrayed figures playing music. Goss was born in Sedalia, Missouri, and attended the University of Iowa for four years. Following his graduation in 1935, he moved to Chicago. During the next two years, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with classmates George Neal and Charles Sebree, other Black artists looking for an art education during a time when most art schools did not admit Black students. Goss worked in the... Read full biography
BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966). In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and may have been painted from photographs. Goss, who worked with oil and masonite, frequently portrayed figures playing music. Goss was born in Sedalia, Missouri, and attended the University of Iowa for four years. Following his graduation in 1935, he moved to Chicago. During the next two years, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with classmates George Neal and Charles Sebree, other Black artists looking for an art education during a time when most art schools did not admit Black students. Goss worked in the easel division of the Illinois Art Project, one of the largest “sub-projects” of the Federal Art Project, a branch of the Works Progre... Read full biography
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BERNARD CASSELL GOSS (1913-1966)
In his obituary in the "Chicago Tribune", Bernard Cassell Goss was described as a “freelance portrait artist.” Many of his sitters were noted Black intellectuals and may have been painted from photographs. Goss, who worked with oil and masonite, frequently portrayed figures playing music.
Goss was born in Sedalia, Missouri, and attended the University of Iowa for four years. Following his graduation in 1935, he moved to Chicago. During the next two years, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with classmates George Neal and Charles Sebree, other Black artists looking for an art education during a time when most art schools did not admit Black students. Gos...But wait, there's more...
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