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Charles Alston, The ArtistsDancersi
Portrait of Charles Alston

Charles Alston was a U.S. Artist of the African Diaspora born on November 28, 1907. Alston contributed to the Harlem Renaissance and Abstract Expressionist movements and died on April 27, 1977.

Young Boy, Charles Alston

Young Boy 1938

Dancers, Charles Alston

Dancers 1949

Untitled (Seven Figures), Charles Alston

Untitled (Seven Figures) 1949

African Theme III, Charles Alston

African Theme III 1952 – 1953

The Family, Charles Alston

The Family 1955

Black and White II, Charles Alston

Black and White II 1960

Head of a Man, Charles Alston

Head of a Man 1961

Seated Woman, Charles Alston

Seated Woman 1963

Aaron Douglas, The ArtistsPortrait of Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Projections of determination

1899 – 1979
Palmer Hayden, The ArtistsPortrait of Palmer Hayden

Palmer Hayden

1890 – 1973
Charles White, The ArtistsPortrait of Charles White

Charles White

Images of dignity

1918 – 1979
Barnett Newman, The ArtistsPortrait of Barnett Newman

Barnett Newman

Staring down the present moment

1905 – 1970
Ibrahim Hussein, The ArtistsPortrait of Ibrahim Hussein

Ibrahim Hussein

Inventing ‘Printage’

1936 – 2009
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, The ArtistsPortrait of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

1908 – 1992
19012000

Mai Trung Thứ

José Antonio Velásquez

Charles Alston

Frida Kahlo

Leonor Fini

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