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"This is a revelatory reassessment of one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century: Charles White (1918-1979) is best known for bold, large-scale paintings and drawings of African Americans, meticulously executed works that depict human relationships and socioeconomic struggles with a remarkable sensitivity. This comprehensive study offers a much-needed reexamination of the artist's career and legacy. With handsome reproductions of White's finest paintings, drawings, and prints, the volume introduces his work to contemporary audiences, reclaims his place in the art-historical narrative, and stresses the continuing relevance of his insistent dedication to producing positive social change through art. Tracing White's career from his emergence in Chicago to his mature practice as an artist, activist, and educator in New York and Los Angeles, leading experts provide insights into White's creative process, his work as a photographer, his political activism and interest in history, the relationship between his art and his teaching, and the importance of feminism in his work. A preface by Kerry James Marshall addresses White's significance as a mentor to an entire generation of practitioners and underlines the importance of this largely overlooked artist"--
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Exhibitions, African Americans in art, African americans in art, Art, modern, 20th century, exhibitions, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / American / African American, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, White, charles , 1918-1979, African american artists, African american artists--exhibitions, African americans in art--exhibitions, Art / individual artists / monographs, Art / history / contemporary (1945-), Art / american / african american, Art / collections, catalogs, exhibitions / general, Race relations--in art, N6537.w44 a4 2018, 704.03/96073, Art016030 art015110 art038000 art006000People
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Charles White: a retrospective
2018, The Art Institute Of Chicago ; Yale University Press
in English
- First edition.
0300232985 9780300232981
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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