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1910 Plainfield, New Jersey - 2007 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Black-American street genre, prints.
African-American painter Allan Rohan Crite was born on March 20, 1910 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved in infancy with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. He was encouraged by his mother... Read full biography
African-American painter Allan Rohan Crite was born on March 20, 1910 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved in infancy with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. He was encouraged by his mother in the pursuit of art; his upbringing stressed education and religion. He graduated from English High... Read full biography
African-American painter Allan Rohan Crite was born on March 20, 1910 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved in infancy with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. He was encouraged by his mother in the pursuit of art; his upbringing stressed education and religion. He graduated from English High School in 1929 and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1936, in addition to private study in the libraries, galleries, and museums of Boston. In 1968 he received a B.A. degree from Harvard... Read full biography
African-American painter Allan Rohan Crite was born on March 20, 1910 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved in infancy with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. He was encouraged by his mother in the pursuit of art; his upbringing stressed education and religion. He graduated from English High School in 1929 and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1936, in addition to private study in the libraries, galleries, and museums of Boston. In 1968 he received a B.A. degree from Harvard University Extension School and has been awarded a number of honorary degrees. Crite's oil paintings, watercolors, prints and drawings recorded the people, architecture, and daily activities of African Americans in Boston's Roxbury and South End districts... Read full biography
African-American painter Allan Rohan Crite was born on March 20, 1910 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, but moved in infancy with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. He was encouraged by his mother in the pursuit of art; his upbringing stressed education and religion. He graduated from English High School in 1929 and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1936, in addition to private study in the libraries, galleries, and museums of Boston. In 1968 he received a B.A. degree from Harvard University Extension School and has been awarded a number of honorary degrees. Crite's oil paintings, watercolors, prints and drawings recorded the people, architecture, and daily activities of African Americans in Boston's Roxbury and South End districts during the 1930s and 1940sthe parades, games, conversations, work, and spirit of a past era. According to Crite, "I've... Read full biography
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Keywords (42)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Ogunquit, Maine
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Charles Woodbury
Art School
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Exhibition of Special Group
- •American Negro Exposition, Chicago 1940