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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

Edward J. Steichen, The ArtistsPortrait of Edward J. Steichen

Edward J. Steichen

1879 – 1973
Dorothea Lange, The ArtistsPortrait of Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

Iconic photographer bar None

1895 – 1965
Barkley L. Hendricks, The ArtistsPortrait of Barkley L. Hendricks

Barkley L. Hendricks

1945 – 2017
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
Beauford Delaney, The ArtistsPortrait of Beauford Delaney

Beauford Delaney

Capturing the sacred light

1901 – 1979
19012000

Leonora Carrington

Louisa Matthíasdóttir

Elaine de Kooning

Nemesio Antúnez

Pablita Velarde

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