Charles White : a retrospective / edited by Sarah Kelly Oehler and Esther Adler ; with essays by Esther Adler, Ilene Susan Fort, Kellie Jones, Sarah Kelly Oehler, Mark Pascale, and Deborah Willis ; and a preface by Kerry James Marshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oehler, Sarah Kelly, editor.

Adler, Esther (Curator), editor.

Marshall, Kerry James, 1955- writer of preface.

Art Institute of Chicago, organizer.

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), organizer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White, Charles, 1918-1979--Exhibitions.

White, Charles.

White, Charles, 1918-1979.

African American artists--Exhibitions.

African American artists.

African Americans in art--Exhibitions.

African Americans in art.

Race relations.

United States--Race relations--In art.

United States.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

247 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

New Haven : Yale University Press.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago ; New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2018.

Summary:

"This is a revelatory reassessment of one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century: Charles White (1918-1979) is best known for bold, large-scale paintings and drawings of African Americans, meticulously executed works that depict human relationships and socioeconomic struggles with a remarkable sensitivity. This comprehensive study offers a much-needed reexamination of the artist's career and legacy. With handsome reproductions of White's finest paintings, drawings, and prints, the volume introduces his work to contemporary audiences, reclaims his place in the art-historical narrative, and stresses the continuing relevance of his insistent dedication to producing positive social change through art. Tracing White's career from his emergence in Chicago to his mature practice as an artist, activist, and educator in New York and Los Angeles, leading experts provide insights into White's creative process, his work as a photographer, his political activism and interest in history, the relationship between his art and his teaching, and the importance of feminism in his work. A preface by Kerry James Marshall addresses White's significance as a mentor to an entire generation of practitioners and underlines the importance of this largely overlooked artist"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / James Rondeau and Glenn D. Lowry

Acknowledgments / Sarah Kelly Oehler and Esther Adler

A black artist named White / Kerry James Marshall

Yesterday, today, tomorrow : Charles White's murals and history as art / Sarah Kelly Oehler

"Graphic interpreter of the black people" : Charles White as draftsman and printmaker / Mark Pascale

Plates : Chicago and the war years

Charles White, feminist at midcentury / Kellie Jones

In search of beauty : Charles White's exposures / Deborah Willis

Plates : New York

Charles White's art and activism in southern California / Ilene Susan Fort

Charles White, artist and teacher / Esther Adler

Plates : Los Angeles

Chronology / compiled by John Murphy and Ashley James

Selected inventory of Charles White's library / compiled by Ashley James

Selected exhibition history / compiled by John Murphy and Stacy Kammert

Checklist of the exhibition

Selected bibliography

Index

Photography credits.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300232981

0300232985

9780865592964

0865592969

OCLC:

1015275517