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Hale Aspacio Woodruff BIOGRAPHY
1900 Cairo, Illinois - 1980 New York City. Known for: Southern poverty images-paintings and history murals.
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant,... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases constitute the heart of "Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College," a stunning exhibition at the 80WSE Gallery on the campus of New York University. This is the first time the murals are being seen in New York, and possibly the last.... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases constitute the heart of "Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College," a stunning exhibition at the 80WSE Gallery on the campus of New York University. This is the first time the murals are being seen in New York, and possibly the last. Precipitated by their removal from Talladega for conservation, the show was organized at the High Muse... Read full biography
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Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff
Art Review
"In Electric Moments, History Transfigured
Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U."
By ROBERTA SMITH
Published: August 15, 2013
There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases constitute the heart of "Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College," a stunning exhibition at the 80WSE Gallery on the campus of New York University.
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