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Charles White
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Charles White, The ArtistsSound of Silence
Portrait of Charles White

Charles White was a U.S. Artist of the African Diaspora born on April 2, 1918. White contributed to the Social Realist and Harlem Renaissance movements and died on October 3, 1979.

Five Great American Negroes, Charles White

Five Great American Negroes 1939

Headlines, Charles White

Headlines 1944

Our Land, Charles White

Our Land 1951

Harvest Talk, Charles White

Harvest Talk 1953

“I’ve Been 'Buked and I’ve Been Scorned”, Charles White

“I’ve Been 'Buked and I’ve Been Scorned” 1956

Folksinger, Charles White

Folksinger 1957

General Moses (Harriet Tubman), Charles White

General Moses (Harriet Tubman) 1965

J’Accuse, Charles White

J’Accuse 1966

Seed of Love, Charles White

Seed of Love 1969

Sound of Silence, Charles White

Sound of Silence 1978

Sound of Silence, Charles White

Sound of Silence 1978

Sound of Silence, Charles White

Sound of Silence 1978

Gordon Parks, The ArtistsPortrait of Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Modern Day Polymath

1912 – 2006
Clare Atwood, The ArtistsPortrait of Clare Atwood

Clare Atwood

1866 – 1962
Horace Pippin, The ArtistsPortrait of Horace Pippin

Horace Pippin

1888 – 1946
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
James Van Der Zee, The ArtistsPortrait of James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee

Don't just document, celebrate

1886 – 1983
19012000

Leonora Carrington

Louisa Matthíasdóttir

Elaine de Kooning

Nemesio Antúnez

Pablita Velarde

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