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1927 Oakland, California - 2002. Known for: Surreal, impressionist easel painting, murals, printmaking, musicians.
The following biography, submitted by Peter Dane, is from the artist: The source is http://mail.askart.com/default.aspx. "My career began at age eight, when I was required to do life-size images of... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted by Peter Dane, is from the artist: The source is http://mail.askart.com/default.aspx. "My career began at age eight, when I was required to do life-size images of my second grade classmates on the blackboard, punishment for sketching in class. My formal schooling... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted by Peter Dane, is from the artist: The source is http://mail.askart.com/default.aspx. "My career began at age eight, when I was required to do life-size images of my second grade classmates on the blackboard, punishment for sketching in class. My formal schooling ended by the fifth grade. After "graduating" from reform school and foster homes, I dedicated myself to art. I am both artistically and academically self-educated. By the age of thirty I was able to... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted by Peter Dane, is from the artist: The source is http://mail.askart.com/default.aspx. "My career began at age eight, when I was required to do life-size images of my second grade classmates on the blackboard, punishment for sketching in class. My formal schooling ended by the fifth grade. After "graduating" from reform school and foster homes, I dedicated myself to art. I am both artistically and academically self-educated. By the age of thirty I was able to be a full-time self-supporting artist. Numerous one-man shows were held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Provincetown. Also, I did a one man exhibit, "San Francisco Night Life", which took one year of work and involved 24 locations. A major... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted by Peter Dane, is from the artist: The source is http://mail.askart.com/default.aspx. "My career began at age eight, when I was required to do life-size images of my second grade classmates on the blackboard, punishment for sketching in class. My formal schooling ended by the fifth grade. After "graduating" from reform school and foster homes, I dedicated myself to art. I am both artistically and academically self-educated. By the age of thirty I was able to be a full-time self-supporting artist. Numerous one-man shows were held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Provincetown. Also, I did a one man exhibit, "San Francisco Night Life", which took one year of work and involved 24 locations. A major highlight was participating in the opening of the Oakland Museum. The Brown Painting... Read full biography
Raymond Howell - Artist Info
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Musicians, Music Genre, Music
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Special Group
- •American Negro Exposition, Chicago 1940