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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 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.

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Wasteland (1939)

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Spirituals

Spirituals (1935 - 1943)

Lillian Richter Reynolds (American, 1916-)
Provincetown Street

Provincetown Street (1935-1943)

James Lesesne Wells (American, 1902–1993)
South

South (1934)

Philip Reisman (American, 1904-1992)
Shoeshining

Shoeshining (1936)

Hyman William Katz (American, 1898-1988)
Mob

Mob (1935 - 1939)

Walter Leroy Flint (American, 1909-1990)
The Patriots

The Patriots (1937)

Anonymous
Epilogue

Epilogue (1936)

Charles M. Campbell (American, 1905-1985)
Preacher

Preacher (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Speaker

Speaker (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Getting ready for Hanging (Lynching)

Getting ready for Hanging (Lynching) (1932)

Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Harlem Coal Yard

Harlem Coal Yard (1935 - 1943)

Julius Tanzer (American, 1905-1963)
Bathers, Harlem River

Bathers, Harlem River (1939)

Saul Kovner (American, 1904-1981)
Negro Girl

Negro Girl (1935 - 1943)

Sam Swerdloff (American, 1910 - 1984)
Klu Klux Klan

Klu Klux Klan (1965)

Arno Fleischer
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