Charles Henry Alston (1907 - 1977)

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Charles Henry Alston

Charles Henry Alston was a mid-twentieth-century American artist. He is known as a graphic and muralist painter as well as a sculptor, illustrator, and educator who lived and worked in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.

Charles Alston was an activist in the so-called "Harlem Renaissance." He became the first African-American director of the U.S. Federal Art Project. The artist created murals for Harlem Hospital as well as a number of cultural and administrative buildings in New York City. Alston is the author of a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. which was the first depiction of an African American to be displayed at the White House in Washington, DC.

 

Date and place of birt:28 november 1907, Charlotte, USA
Date and place of death:27 april 1977, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Educator, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Monumentalist, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Harlem Renaissance, Modern art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

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Zoe Longfield
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William Eggleston (1939)
William Eggleston
1939
Laurie Anderson (1947)
Laurie Anderson
1947
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Kimsooja
1957
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
Michael Goldberg (1924 - 2007)
Michael Goldberg
1924 - 2007
Gertrude Fiske (1879 - 1961)
Gertrude Fiske
1879 - 1961
John Henry Twachtman (1853 - 1902)
John Henry Twachtman
1853 - 1902
Masayuki Nagare (1923 - 2018)
Masayuki Nagare
1923 - 2018
Maria Lassnig (1919 - 2014)
Maria Lassnig
1919 - 2014
Wendell Castle (1932 - 2018)
Wendell Castle
1932 - 2018
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865 - 1937)
Grace Carpenter Hudson
1865 - 1937
Max Cole (1937)
Max Cole
1937
Rachel Harrison (1966)
Rachel Harrison
1966
Perle Fine (1905 - 1988)
Perle Fine
1905 - 1988
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (1952)
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
1952

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Max Kurzweil (1867 - 1916)
Max Kurzweil
1867 - 1916
Frank Hoffmann (1972)
Frank Hoffmann
1972
Chris Levine (1960)
Chris Levine
1960
Horst Linn (1936)
Horst Linn
1936
Heiko Tappenbeck (1936 - 2021)
Heiko Tappenbeck
1936 - 2021
Grant Haffner (1978)
Grant Haffner
1978
Henrietta Berk (1919 - 1990)
Henrietta Berk
1919 - 1990
Magdalena Jetelová (1946)
Magdalena Jetelová
1946
Abelardo Morell (1948)
Abelardo Morell
1948
André Evard (1876 - 1972)
André Evard
1876 - 1972
Rolf Biebl (1951)
Rolf Biebl
1951
Jean Milo (1906 - 1993)
Jean Milo
1906 - 1993
Peter von Wattenwyl (1942 - 2014)
Peter von Wattenwyl
1942 - 2014
Galina Nikolaevna Obrubova (1964)
Galina Nikolaevna Obrubova
1964
William Anastasi (1933 - 2023)
William Anastasi
1933 - 2023
Richard Estes (1932)
Richard Estes
1932
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