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1916 Washington District Of Columbia - 1992 Belgium. Known for: Abstract sculpture-mixed media.
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An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left for Europe, Harold Cousins had already established a professional reputation in his own country. He grew up in northwest Washington DC in an area known as "Black Broadway". In 1943, he began studies at Howard University and was much influenced by... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left for Europe, Harold Cousins had already established a professional reputation in his own country. He grew up in northwest Washington DC in an area known as "Black Broadway". In 1943, he began studies at Howard University and was much influenced by Alaine Locke, art historian and writer who encouraged pride and interest in African art... Read full biography
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An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan.
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