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Herbert Gentry PUBLICATIONS
1919 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 2003 Stockholm, Sweden. Known for: Figurative abstraction.
Herbert Gentry's subject matter is inherently social, and nearly always peopled. He was deeply influenced by jazz, which emerges as a powerful presence in the rhythms of his paintings. His figures... Read full biography
Herbert Gentry's subject matter is inherently social, and nearly always peopled. He was deeply influenced by jazz, which emerges as a powerful presence in the rhythms of his paintings. His figures are outlined by color - breathing and gregarious, often an inherent sweetness emerges with the... Read full biography
Herbert Gentry's subject matter is inherently social, and nearly always peopled. He was deeply influenced by jazz, which emerges as a powerful presence in the rhythms of his paintings. His figures are outlined by color - breathing and gregarious, often an inherent sweetness emerges with the childlike openness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Gentry was raised in Harlem during its heyday, the highly creative period before World War II. He served as a member of the Armed Forces during that period,... Read full biography
Herbert Gentry's subject matter is inherently social, and nearly always peopled. He was deeply influenced by jazz, which emerges as a powerful presence in the rhythms of his paintings. His figures are outlined by color - breathing and gregarious, often an inherent sweetness emerges with the childlike openness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Gentry was raised in Harlem during its heyday, the highly creative period before World War II. He served as a member of the Armed Forces during that period, and his commitment to art was defined by his return to Paris in 1946 where he studied painting. Releasing his experiences upon the canvas, his autobiographical elements are propelled through feeling in spontaneous painting. "I paint what I experience,... Read full biography
Herbert Gentry's subject matter is inherently social, and nearly always peopled. He was deeply influenced by jazz, which emerges as a powerful presence in the rhythms of his paintings. His figures are outlined by color - breathing and gregarious, often an inherent sweetness emerges with the childlike openness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Gentry was raised in Harlem during its heyday, the highly creative period before World War II. He served as a member of the Armed Forces during that period, and his commitment to art was defined by his return to Paris in 1946 where he studied painting. Releasing his experiences upon the canvas, his autobiographical elements are propelled through feeling in spontaneous painting. "I paint what I experience, who I am, in the Black world, especially in America, there's a thing that you can't forget where you came from, y... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWith an Eye and a Passion: Selections from The Marion Collection
2003Sherman, Charlotte (Essay)38 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997Marquis Who's Who1,515 pagesA History-African-American Artists From 1792 to the Present
1993Bearden, Romare/Harry Henderson542 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesWho's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pagesAn Ocean Apart: American Artists Abroad October 8, 1982-January 9, 1983
1982
(Exhibition catalog)Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem31 pages (color)Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973Cederholm, Theresa Dickason348 pages