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1918 Chicago, Illinois - 1979 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Black-American figure and genre and mural painting.
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Charlotte Sherman, exhibition catalogue biographer of the artist. Charles Wilbert White was an artist of his people. He always insisted upon the dignity of... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Charlotte Sherman, exhibition catalogue biographer of the artist. Charles Wilbert White was an artist of his people. He always insisted upon the dignity of the individual and respect for the human being. As a spiritual product of his race and environment,... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Charlotte Sherman, exhibition catalogue biographer of the artist. Charles Wilbert White was an artist of his people. He always insisted upon the dignity of the individual and respect for the human being. As a spiritual product of his race and environment, he reflected the fact that his grandfather was a slave in Mississippi and his mother had lived most of her life in the South, where little had changed from her father's day. His respect for men,... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Charlotte Sherman, exhibition catalogue biographer of the artist. Charles Wilbert White was an artist of his people. He always insisted upon the dignity of the individual and respect for the human being. As a spiritual product of his race and environment, he reflected the fact that his grandfather was a slave in Mississippi and his mother had lived most of her life in the South, where little had changed from her father's day. His respect for men, women and children was apparent in this search for the meaning of truth in terms of the daily life and the beauty that can be found through his drawings, paintings and prints. A warm understanding of the meaning of existence, man's aspirations and... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Charlotte Sherman, exhibition catalogue biographer of the artist. Charles Wilbert White was an artist of his people. He always insisted upon the dignity of the individual and respect for the human being. As a spiritual product of his race and environment, he reflected the fact that his grandfather was a slave in Mississippi and his mother had lived most of her life in the South, where little had changed from her father's day. His respect for men, women and children was apparent in this search for the meaning of truth in terms of the daily life and the beauty that can be found through his drawings, paintings and prints. A warm understanding of the meaning of existence, man's aspirations and sorrows, his inner spirit, but above all his dignity, form the central core of Charles White's love affair with life. He is quoted as saying, "... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Russia
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Hay Whitney Fellowship
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Allan & Susan Marion Collection
- •Axelrod Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
- •Susan & Herbert Adler Collection
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 of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Contemporary Black Artists in America, Whitney Museum
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art