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1900 Cairo, Illinois - 1980 New York City. Known for: Southern poverty images-paintings and history murals.
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant,... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases constitute the heart of "Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College," a stunning exhibition at the 80WSE Gallery on the campus of New York University. This is the first time the murals are being seen in New York, and possibly the last.... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review of murals by Hale Woodruff. Art Review. "In Electric Moments, History Transfigured. Hale Woodruff's Talladega Murals, in 'Rising Up,' at N.Y.U.". By ROBERTA SMITH. Published: August 15, 2013. There is nothing in American art quite like the elegant, urgent, boldly colored murals that Hale Woodruff painted between 1938 and 1942 for Talladega College, a historically black institution in Alabama. Clear in hue, form and narrative, these six canvases constitute the heart of "Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College," a stunning exhibition at the 80WSE Gallery on the campus of New York University. This is the first time the murals are being seen in New York, and possibly the last. Precipitated by their removal from Talladega for conservation, the show was organized at the High Muse... Read full biography
Hale Aspacio Woodruff - Artist Info
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Keywords (55)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Cubism, Cubist
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art Association
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •Painters and Sculptors of New Jersey
Art Teacher
- •Diego Rivera
- •Henry Ossawa Tanner
Art School
- •Academie de l'Art Moderne, Paris, Student
- •John Herron Art Institute/School of Art and Design, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Harmon Foundation Award
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Harlem Renaissance Artist
- •Mural Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Art Movement
- •Spiral Group, African-American Collective
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Studio Museum, Harlem
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art