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1943 Washington, District Of Columbia - 1992 Washington District Of Columbia. Known for: Abstract expression, geometric images and interior scene paintings.
The following is from Ruth Robertson, who submitted the information on behalf of the Carroll Sockwell estate. Born In 1943, Sockwell grew up in segregated Washington, the youngest son in a military... Read full biography
The following is from Ruth Robertson, who submitted the information on behalf of the Carroll Sockwell estate. Born In 1943, Sockwell grew up in segregated Washington, the youngest son in a military family. Despite his family's relative prosperity, Sockwell led a troubled childhood and It was not... Read full biography
The following is from Ruth Robertson, who submitted the information on behalf of the Carroll Sockwell estate. Born In 1943, Sockwell grew up in segregated Washington, the youngest son in a military family. Despite his family's relative prosperity, Sockwell led a troubled childhood and It was not until his artistic talents were recognized by Elinor Ulman, a noted art therapist and teacher at the Corcoran School of Art that Sockwell gained the confidence to pursue a career as an artist. At the... Read full biography
The following is from Ruth Robertson, who submitted the information on behalf of the Carroll Sockwell estate. Born In 1943, Sockwell grew up in segregated Washington, the youngest son in a military family. Despite his family's relative prosperity, Sockwell led a troubled childhood and It was not until his artistic talents were recognized by Elinor Ulman, a noted art therapist and teacher at the Corcoran School of Art that Sockwell gained the confidence to pursue a career as an artist. At the age of seventeen he struck off for New York City where he immersed himself in the art scene of the time,meeting artists of the abstract expressionist movement and others beginning the expansion in Pop Art, Minimalism and conceptualism. Upon his return... Read full biography
The following is from Ruth Robertson, who submitted the information on behalf of the Carroll Sockwell estate. Born In 1943, Sockwell grew up in segregated Washington, the youngest son in a military family. Despite his family's relative prosperity, Sockwell led a troubled childhood and It was not until his artistic talents were recognized by Elinor Ulman, a noted art therapist and teacher at the Corcoran School of Art that Sockwell gained the confidence to pursue a career as an artist. At the age of seventeen he struck off for New York City where he immersed himself in the art scene of the time,meeting artists of the abstract expressionist movement and others beginning the expansion in Pop Art, Minimalism and conceptualism. Upon his return to Washington in 1963. Sockwell found a city that itself had become an important art center. More than a place that housed great collec... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Gestural/ Action /Drip/Poured Painting
Art School
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Johnson Collection Directory Listed
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC