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1916 Washington District Of Columbia - 1992 Belgium. Known for: Abstract sculpture-mixed media.
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An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left for Europe, Harold Cousins had already established a professional reputation in his own country. He grew up in northwest Washington DC in an area known as "Black Broadway". In 1943, he began studies at Howard University and was much influenced by... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who at age 33 became an expatriate in Paris from America, Harold Cousins worked in a variety of mediums including stone, wood, metal and terra cotta, and in a variety of styles from realism to total abstraction. In the 1950s and 1960s, he expressed his political views about racial integration in America with figurative works including Political Prisoner (1954), Slave (1963) and Standing Figure (1963), a silhouette suggestive of the Ku Klux Klan. By the time he left for Europe, Harold Cousins had already established a professional reputation in his own country. He grew up in northwest Washington DC in an area known as "Black Broadway". In 1943, he began studies at Howard University and was much influenced by Alaine Locke, art historian and writer who encouraged pride and interest in African art... Read full biography
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Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •France After 1900
Art Teacher
- •Ossip Zadkine
- •Reginald Marsh
- •William Zorach
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean