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1914 Washington, North Carolina - 1977 Northport, New York. Known for: Ceramics, terra cotta pottery, portrait and elongated figure sculpture, teaching.
Born in Washington, North Carolina, William Artis became a prominent Black-American ceramist, sculptor and teacher. He was best known for a series of terra cotta* and stoneware* heads of black... Read full biography
Born in Washington, North Carolina, William Artis became a prominent Black-American ceramist, sculptor and teacher. He was best known for a series of terra cotta* and stoneware* heads of black youths, which he created in the 1930s and 1940s such as Head of a Girl, 1933, exhibited at the Harmon... Read full biography
Born in Washington, North Carolina, William Artis became a prominent Black-American ceramist, sculptor and teacher. He was best known for a series of terra cotta* and stoneware* heads of black youths, which he created in the 1930s and 1940s such as Head of a Girl, 1933, exhibited at the Harmon Foundation*, and Weariness, 1934, exhibited at the Salon of America* at Radio City Music Hall. Of these types of work, it was written that they are Art Deco in style and "typically have an introverted... Read full biography
Born in Washington, North Carolina, William Artis became a prominent Black-American ceramist, sculptor and teacher. He was best known for a series of terra cotta* and stoneware* heads of black youths, which he created in the 1930s and 1940s such as Head of a Girl, 1933, exhibited at the Harmon Foundation*, and Weariness, 1934, exhibited at the Salon of America* at Radio City Music Hall. Of these types of work, it was written that they are Art Deco in style and "typically have an introverted impassivity and a spiritual appeal." (James, 23). In 1933, Artis studied at the Art Students League* in New York City, where he won the Harmon Foundation Prize in 1933. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and after the war, studied on... Read full biography
Born in Washington, North Carolina, William Artis became a prominent Black-American ceramist, sculptor and teacher. He was best known for a series of terra cotta* and stoneware* heads of black youths, which he created in the 1930s and 1940s such as Head of a Girl, 1933, exhibited at the Harmon Foundation*, and Weariness, 1934, exhibited at the Salon of America* at Radio City Music Hall. Of these types of work, it was written that they are Art Deco in style and "typically have an introverted impassivity and a spiritual appeal." (James, 23). In 1933, Artis studied at the Art Students League* in New York City, where he won the Harmon Foundation Prize in 1933. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and after the war, studied on the G.I. Bill at Syracuse University with Ivan Mestrovic, Yugoslavian expatriate sculptor. Artis earned a B.F.... Read full biography
William Ellsworth Artis - Artist Info
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Keywords (38)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Marble
- •Plaster
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Harlem, New York City
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Ceramic Society
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Salons of America
Art Teacher
- •Ivan Mestrovic
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Harmon Foundation Award
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Arts Club
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Group
- •American Negro Exposition, Chicago 1940