Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as H. Kofi Bailey and Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience.... Read full biography
Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as H. Kofi Bailey and Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience. Bailey was influenced by artists such as Goya, Rico Lebrun, Jacob Lawrence and Charles White. He... Read full biography
Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as H. Kofi Bailey and Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience. Bailey was influenced by artists such as Goya, Rico Lebrun, Jacob Lawrence and Charles White. He described himself in 1967 as a "representational" artist rather than "abstract" because his work is committed to the masses who, he feels, "want to see art that deals with man, art which tries to express... Read full biography
Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as H. Kofi Bailey and Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience. Bailey was influenced by artists such as Goya, Rico Lebrun, Jacob Lawrence and Charles White. He described himself in 1967 as a "representational" artist rather than "abstract" because his work is committed to the masses who, he feels, "want to see art that deals with man, art which tries to express the varying moods of man; and man is my principal concern.". Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bailey grew up in Los Angeles, California. He received his education from Alabama State College and then attended Howard University where he studied under Alain... Read full biography
Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as H. Kofi Bailey and Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience. Bailey was influenced by artists such as Goya, Rico Lebrun, Jacob Lawrence and Charles White. He described himself in 1967 as a "representational" artist rather than "abstract" because his work is committed to the masses who, he feels, "want to see art that deals with man, art which tries to express the varying moods of man; and man is my principal concern.". Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bailey grew up in Los Angeles, California. He received his education from Alabama State College and then attended Howard University where he studied under Alain Locke, Sterling Brown and James A. Porter. He obtained his MFA at the University of Southern California... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (4)
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African American Art and Artists
2003
Lewis, Samella
340 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
1997
Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface)
625 pages
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory