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Five Great American Negroes

Charles White, 1939
Five Great American Negroes, Charles White
Five Great American Negroes, zoomed in
152.4 cmFive Great American Negroes scale comparison393.7 cm

Five Great American Negroes is a Harlem Renaissance Oil on Canvas Painting created by Charles White in 1939. It lives at the Howard University Art Gallery in the United States. The image is © Charles White Archives, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Political Work. SourceSee Five Great American Negroes in the Kaleidoscope

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