CHARLES WHITE, AFTER: ABRAHAM LINCOLN

CHARLES WHITE, AFTER: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Charles White (American, 1918-1979) After: Abraham Lincoln. Offset lithograph published by Masses and Mainstream. Signed in plate, framed.

born in Chicago, Illinois, Charles White worked as a sign painter and founded the Arts and Crafts Guild with George Neal. He taught at the Chicago Community Art Center in the mid-1930s and in 1937 received a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a W.P.A. muralist and studied mural painting in New York at the Art Students League. He became involved with Rivera and other Mexican muralists. Focused on social issues of black people, he formed the Committee for the Negro in Arts in New York in 1949. In the 1950s, he achieved international reputation as a draftsman and for graphics.

Dimensions:
22.5 x 18 inches framed.

Artist or Maker:
Charles White'

Condition Report:
Good condition with signs of ageing; light foxing throughout; the frame is not in prime condition.

Provenance:


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