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William McBride BIOGRAPHY
1912 Algiers, Louisiana - 2000 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Abstract figure.
Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless. As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride... Read full biography
Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless. As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride helped lay the groundwork for the South Side Community Art Center, the only remaining art institution... Read full biography
Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless. As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride helped lay the groundwork for the South Side Community Art Center, the only remaining art institution sparked by the WPA. His art collection once included more than 1,000 paintings from African-American and WPA artists, including Charles White, William Carter, Charles Sebree and Richard Hunt. Some of... Read full biography
Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless. As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride helped lay the groundwork for the South Side Community Art Center, the only remaining art institution sparked by the WPA. His art collection once included more than 1,000 paintings from African-American and WPA artists, including Charles White, William Carter, Charles Sebree and Richard Hunt. Some of his collection ended up in major museums and in the collections of Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby. Mr. McBride was born in Algiers, La., the second of three children of vaudeville performers William and Mary McBride. The family moved to Bronzeville when... Read full biography
Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless. As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride helped lay the groundwork for the South Side Community Art Center, the only remaining art institution sparked by the WPA. His art collection once included more than 1,000 paintings from African-American and WPA artists, including Charles White, William Carter, Charles Sebree and Richard Hunt. Some of his collection ended up in major museums and in the collections of Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby. Mr. McBride was born in Algiers, La., the second of three children of vaudeville performers William and Mary McBride. The family moved to Bronzeville when Mr. McBride was about 10 years old. He graduated from St. Elizabeth grammar school and Phillips High School. During the... Read full biography
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Artist, archivist, art collector, and political historian, William McBride's contribution to the city of Chicago was endless.
As a young artist for the Works Projects Administration, Mr. McBride helped lay the groundwork for the South Side Community Art Center, the only remaining art institution sparked by the WPA.
His art collection once included more than 1,000 paintings from African-American and WPA artists, including Charles White, William Carter, Charles Sebree and Richard Hunt. Some of his collection ended up in major museums and in the collections of Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby.
Mr. McBride was born in Algiers, La., the second of three children of vaudeville performers William and Mary McBride. The family m...But wait, there's more...
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