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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

Palmer Hayden, The ArtistsPortrait of Palmer Hayden

Palmer Hayden

1890 – 1973
Loïs Mailou Jones, The ArtistsPortrait of Loïs Mailou Jones

Loïs Mailou Jones

The joy of African color and design

1905 – 1998
Beauford Delaney, The ArtistsPortrait of Beauford Delaney

Beauford Delaney

Capturing the sacred light

1901 – 1979
Adolph Gottlieb, The ArtistsPortrait of Adolph Gottlieb

Adolph Gottlieb

Different times require different images

1903 – 1974
Stanley William Hayter, The ArtistsPortrait of Stanley William Hayter

Stanley William Hayter

1901 – 1988
Alma Thomas, The ArtistsPortrait of Alma Thomas

Alma Thomas

Tackling abstraction at 75

1891 – 1978
19012000

Mai Trung Thứ

José Antonio Velásquez

Charles Alston

Frida Kahlo

Leonor Fini

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