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Museums page for Charles Sebree ((1914 - 1985)), known for Harlequin figure portrait paintings, clownsset design, playwright. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1914 White City, Kentucky - 1985 Washington District Of Columbia. Known for: Harlequin figure portrait paintings, clownsset design, playwright.
Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer,... Read full biography
Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer, and playwright. Charles Sebree's best known work are his paintings of harlequins and saltimbanques;... Read full biography
Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer, and playwright. Charles Sebree's best known work are his paintings of harlequins and saltimbanques; his most characteristic "signature" are the soulful and communicative eyes of his subjects. Eluding categorization, Sebree's paintings, which reveal influence of Picasso, Modilgliani, Klee, Kandinski,... Read full biography
Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer, and playwright. Charles Sebree's best known work are his paintings of harlequins and saltimbanques; his most characteristic "signature" are the soulful and communicative eyes of his subjects. Eluding categorization, Sebree's paintings, which reveal influence of Picasso, Modilgliani, Klee, Kandinski, and Russian icons, exude an extraordinary iconic, archetypal power. Unfortunately, during Sebree's lifetime, his art did not receive the recognition it deserved. In fact, not much was known about Sebree's career and life until the pioneering research... Read full biography
Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer, and playwright. Charles Sebree's best known work are his paintings of harlequins and saltimbanques; his most characteristic "signature" are the soulful and communicative eyes of his subjects. Eluding categorization, Sebree's paintings, which reveal influence of Picasso, Modilgliani, Klee, Kandinski, and Russian icons, exude an extraordinary iconic, archetypal power. Unfortunately, during Sebree's lifetime, his art did not receive the recognition it deserved. In fact, not much was known about Sebree's career and life until the pioneering research done by Melvin Marshall and Blake Kimbrough, curators and African-American art specialists. Having conducted ext... Read full biography
Charles Sebree - Artist Info
About Charles Sebree: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsHampton University Museum, Hampton University
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, VA 23668National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271