African American life
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Forgotten Printmaker in the New Deal Era
Dox Thrash (1893-1965) He was born in Griffin, Georgia, on March 22, 1893. Dox was the second of four children in his family. Thrash left home at the age of fifteen in search of work up north. He was part of the Great Migration (African American) looking for industrial work in the North. The first job that Thrash…
African American life, American artist, Army Veteran, Art Institute of Chicago, artist, Buffalo Soldiers, carborundum mezzotint, Carborundum printmaking, Chicago, Dox THrash, Elevator Operator, Federal Art Project, Georgia, mezzotint, National Negro Music Festival, New Deal Era, Pioneer, printmaker, Tra Club of Philadelphia, WPA, WWI
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GORDON PARKS: HALF AND THE WHOLE
Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to announce Gordon Parks: Half and the Whole, on view at both gallery locations. As a photographer, film director, composer, and writer, Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was a visionary artist whose work continues to influence American culture to this day. In collaboration with the Gordon Parks Foundation, this two-part exhibition featuring…
West Harlem Art Fund 