Charles White, The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America, 1943. Tempera mural, 11 ft. 10 in. x 16 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. Collection of the Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Va. © 1943 The Charles White Archives Charles White (American, 1918-1979). Paul Robeson (Study for Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America). 1942-43. Carbon pencil over charcoal, with additions and corrections in white gouache, and border in carbon pencil, on cream drawing board. 24 7/8 × 19 1/16″ (63.2 × 48.4 cm). Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for Acquisitions in American Art. © The Charles White Archives/ Art Resource, NY
Charles White (American, 1918-1979). Our Land. 1951. Egg tempera on panel, 24 x 20″ (61 x 50.8 cm). Private Collection. © The Charles White Archives/ Photo: Gavin Ashworth. Courtesy Jonathan Boos Charles White (American, 1918-1979). Love Letter III. 1977. Color lithograph. 30 1/16 x 22 5/8″ (76.3 x 57.4 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago. Margaret Fisher Fund. © The Charles White Archives/ © The Art Institute of Chicago Charles White. Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man). 1973. Oil wash on board. 60 × 43 7/8″ (152.4 × 111.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange), The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, Committee on Drawings Fund, Dian Woodner, and Agnes Gund. © 1973 The Charles White Archives. Photo Credit: Jonathan Muzikar, The Museum of Modern Art Imaging Services Charles White. Sound of Silence. 1978. Printed by David Panosh, Published by Hand Graphics, Ltd. Color lithograph on paper. 25 1/8 × 35 5/16″ (63.8 × 89.7 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago. Margaret Fisher Fund. © 1978 The Charles White Archives. Charles White. Harvest Talk. 1953. Charcoal, Wolff’s carbon drawing pencil, and graphite, with stumping and erasing on ivory wood pulp laminate board. 26 × 39 1/16″ (66 × 99.2 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago. Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hartman. © 1953 The Charles White Archives.
Charles White: A Retrospective Esther Adler (MoMA) and Sarah Kelly Oehler (The Art Institute of Chicago). Museum of Modern Art, New York 7 Oct 2018 – 13 Jan 2019
