Charles Henry Alston was an 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.
In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 130)
Dayton Brandfield (American, 1911 - 1993)
Will Barnet (American, 1911-2012)
Madeleine St. Clair (American, 20th Century)
Chet Harmon La More (American, 1908-1980)
Katherine Sanderson (American, 20th century)
Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Joe Jones (American, 1909-1963)
Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896 – 1991)
Blanche Grambs (American, 1916–2010)
Richard Lindsey William (American, 1904 - 1970)
Helen West Heller (American, 1872 – 1955)
Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Lillian Richter Reynolds (American, 1916-)
Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
John MacWhirter (Scottish , 1839 - 1911)