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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
Gwendolyn Knight, The ArtistsPortrait of Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

1913 – 2005
Augusta Savage, The ArtistsPortrait of Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage

Sculptor, teacher and warrior for civil rights

1892 – 1962
Willem de Kooning, The ArtistsPortrait of Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Violent encounters

1904 – 1997
Adolph Gottlieb, The ArtistsPortrait of Adolph Gottlieb

Adolph Gottlieb

Different times require different images

1903 – 1974
Seund Ja Rhee, The ArtistsPortrait of Seund Ja Rhee

Seund Ja Rhee

Bringing Korean abstraction to Paris

1918 – 2009
19012000

Mai Trung Thứ

José Antonio Velásquez

Charles Alston

Frida Kahlo

Leonor Fini

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