Charles Wilbert White (1918 - 1979)
1918-04-02Chicago, USA1979-10-03Los Angeles, USAUSA
Charles Wilbert White
Charles Wilbert White, Jr. was a mid-twentieth-century American artist. He is known as a painter, graphic artist, lithographer, muralist, and educator.
Charles White, Jr. is considered one of the most famous artists in the history of African American art in the United States. Throughout his life, he reflected the life and struggles of the black community in his paintings, drawings, lithographs and murals. After White's death, his work was included in the permanent collections of leading American art museums and galleries.
Date and place of birt: | 2 april 1918, Chicago, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 3 october 1979, Los Angeles, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Graphic artist, Monumentalist, Painter |
Genre: | Genre art |
Art style: | Modern art, Social realism, Murallism, Contemporary art |