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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

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
Jacob Lawrence, The ArtistsPortrait of Jacob Lawrence

Jacob Lawrence

1917 – 2000
Robert Motherwell, The ArtistsPortrait of Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell

Painting as experience

1915 – 1991
Norman Lewis, The ArtistsPortrait of Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis

Making your own way to contribute to culture

1909 – 1979
Ibrahim Hussein, The ArtistsPortrait of Ibrahim Hussein

Ibrahim Hussein

Inventing ‘Printage’

1936 – 2009
19012000

Mai Trung Thứ

José Antonio Velásquez

Charles Alston

Frida Kahlo

Leonor Fini

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