Born in Philadelphia, and living in New York from 1978 on, Charles Searles received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, and living in New York from 1978 on, Charles Searles received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with honors. He has traveled and exhibited in Europe, Africa, and the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, and living in New York from 1978 on, Charles Searles received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with honors. He has traveled and exhibited in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Searles has been on many public art panels, taught art workshops, and at Pratt Institute. Other teaching experiences include Jersey City State College, Bloomfield College, and the University of The... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, and living in New York from 1978 on, Charles Searles received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with honors. He has traveled and exhibited in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Searles has been on many public art panels, taught art workshops, and at Pratt Institute. Other teaching experiences include Jersey City State College, Bloomfield College, and the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, where he taught for nineteen years. Searles was involved with sculpture, painting, and drawing. He completed seven public commissions and has fulfilled eight commission for Long Island Rail Road in New York. "My works are... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, and living in New York from 1978 on, Charles Searles received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with honors. He has traveled and exhibited in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Searles has been on many public art panels, taught art workshops, and at Pratt Institute. Other teaching experiences include Jersey City State College, Bloomfield College, and the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, where he taught for nineteen years. Searles was involved with sculpture, painting, and drawing. He completed seven public commissions and has fulfilled eight commission for Long Island Rail Road in New York. "My works are primarily boldly painted wood sculptures which are free-standing or hang on a wall. I use flat planes as well as curve... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (21)
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Charles Searles (Monograph)
2013
Scarborough, Klare and Susanna Gole, Editors
228 pages (color)
African American Art, Harlem Renaissance Civil Rights Era and Beyond
2012
Powell, Richard J. and Virginia Mecklenburg
256 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Chemistry of Color: African-American Artists in Philadelphia, 1970 – 1990
2005
Sajet, Kim
96 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
African-American Wisdom: A Book of Quotations and Proverbs
2001
Quinn, Eli
128 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz
1997
Clark Terry (Foreword), Milt Hinton (Afterword)
144 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Public Art in Philadelphia
1992
Bach, Penny Balkin
288 pages (color)
Showcase of Interior Design
1991
Crouch, Elizabeth G.
231 pages (color)
The Artist Project Portraits of the Real Art World C: New York Artists 1981-1990
1991
Wardlaw, Alvia J.
256 pages (color)
Black Art: Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African American Art
1990
Wardlaw, Alvia J.
305 pages (color)
Black Art/Ancestral Legacy (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Dallas Museum of Fine Art
305 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Urban Encounters Art, Architecture, Audience
1980
Institute of Contemporary Art
64 pages (color)
The Place of Art in the World of Architecture
1980
Thalacker, Donald W.
224 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973
Cederholm, Theresa Dickason
348 pages
Contemporary Black Artists in America (Whitney Museum of American Art) (Exhibition catalog)