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1934 Los Angeles, California - 2002 Atlanta, Georgia. Known for: Sculptor and painting-Black American themes, commercial artist.
Beginning his career as a figurative artist, John Riddle altered his focus as a result of the Watts riots to themes of African Americans. He explored their harsh conditions in south-central Los... Read full biography
Beginning his career as a figurative artist, John Riddle altered his focus as a result of the Watts riots to themes of African Americans. He explored their harsh conditions in south-central Los Angeles and from the debris left from the riots, created welded-steel sculptures expressing those ideas.... Read full biography
Beginning his career as a figurative artist, John Riddle altered his focus as a result of the Watts riots to themes of African Americans. He explored their harsh conditions in south-central Los Angeles and from the debris left from the riots, created welded-steel sculptures expressing those ideas. One work, "The Ghetto Merchant," was created from a cash register from a fire-gutted store. Riddle became curator of the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Source: "Scottsdale... Read full biography
Beginning his career as a figurative artist, John Riddle altered his focus as a result of the Watts riots to themes of African Americans. He explored their harsh conditions in south-central Los Angeles and from the debris left from the riots, created welded-steel sculptures expressing those ideas. One work, "The Ghetto Merchant," was created from a cash register from a fire-gutted store. Riddle became curator of the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Source: "Scottsdale Tribune," 03/11/2002... Read full biography
Beginning his career as a figurative artist, John Riddle altered his focus as a result of the Watts riots to themes of African Americans. He explored their harsh conditions in south-central Los Angeles and from the debris left from the riots, created welded-steel sculptures expressing those ideas. One work, "The Ghetto Merchant," was created from a cash register from a fire-gutted store. Riddle became curator of the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Source: "Scottsdale Tribune," 03/11/2002... Read full biography
John Thomas Riddle - Artist Info
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Social Realism
Art Association
- •Art West Associated, California
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean