Woman Washing Clothes Charles Alston 1970

Woman Washing Clothes
Charles Alston 1970
From the collection of
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture
Woman bowed over a black pot washing clothes wearing a green blouse and red bandanna on her head. This work is more likely from the 1950's not 1970. Beginning in the late 50's and continuing into the 70's Alston's work became almost completely abstracted.
Details
Title: Woman Washing Clothes
Creator: Charles Alston
Date Created: 1970
Provenance: Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
Rights: Copyright held by the artist's estate
Medium: Pastel

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture
Charlotte, United States

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Charles Alston
Nov 28, 1907 - Apr 27, 1977

Charles Henry Alston was an African-American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; Alston was the first African-American supervisor for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Alston designed and painted murals at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building. In 1990 Alston's bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. became the first image of an African American displayed at the White House.
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