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Charles Henry Alston - Harlem Street Scene

Harlem Street Scene (1935-1943)

Charles Henry Alston (American, 1907 – 1977)
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This work was commissioned by the United States federal government as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. It is not subject to copyright protection.
Charles Henry Alston

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 421)

The Turtle

The Turtle (1935–43)

Mortimer Borne (American, 1902-1987)
Guitar Player

Guitar Player (1935–39)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Relief Blues

Relief Blues (ca. 1938)

O. Louis Guglielmi (American, 1906-1956)
Preacher

Preacher (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Cattle Country

Cattle Country (1940)

Nina Barr Wheeler (American, 1909 – 1978)
Arrival of Brass Section

Arrival of Brass Section (1935–43)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Ebb-Tide, Juneau

Ebb-Tide, Juneau (1939)

Marianne Appel (American, 1913 – 1988)
The Writing Lesson

The Writing Lesson (1935 - 1943)

Morris Shulman (American, 1912-1978)
Coal Yard

Coal Yard (1936)

Norman MacLeish (American, 1890-1975)
The Poet

The Poet (ca. 1935-1943)

Howard Taft Lorenz (American, 1906-1956)
Deserted House

Deserted House (1935–43)

Charles Henry Alston (American, 1907 – 1977)
Lawrence Arthur Jones

Lawrence Arthur Jones (1939)

Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965)
Judgement

Judgement (1935 - 1943)

John MacWhirter (Scottish , 1839 - 1911)
Cowboy Dance (mural study, Anson, Texas Post Office)

Cowboy Dance (mural study, Anson, Texas Post Office) (1941)

Jenne Magafan (American, 1916-1952)
Dead End

Dead End (ca. 1939-1943)

Jules Halfant (American, 1909-2001)
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