History painting Naïve art
Horace Pippin
West Chester 22.02.1888 — West Chester 06.07.1946
Horace Pippin was an African-American artist of the second quarter of the twentieth century. He is known as a self-taught artist who painted in the style of naive art.
Pippin painted in a variety of genres, from landscapes and still lifes to biblical subjects and political statements. Some of his work draws on personal military and family experiences, with subjects inspired by Pippin's service in the Army during World War I and the history of slavery and racial segregation in the United States.
1888–1946