Wanted Poster Series #14 — Charles White

DETAILS

Artist: Charles White
Date: 1970
Medium: Color lithograph on white wove paper
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: Image/sheet: 56 × 76.3 cm (22 1/16 × 30 1/16 in.)
Collection: Prints and Drawings
Culture: United States
Credit line: Margaret Fisher Fund

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THE ARTIST

Charles White

1958–2023 · United States

Heisman Trophy-winning football player, not the renowned African American artist of the same name (1918-1979).

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