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Painting by Charles Alston

Painting

Charles Alston · 1950

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Artist
Charles Alston
Date
1950
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ART MOVEMENTS
Harlem Renaissance
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THE ARTIST

Charles Alston

1907–1977 · United States

First Black supervisor of the WPA's Federal Art Project and mentor to Jacob Lawrence at age 10.

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