Sarah Kelly Oehler
Sarah Kelly Oehler is Field McCormick Chair & Curator of American Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Oehler, Sarah Kelly
Oehler, Sarah Kelly
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Description: Charles White: A Retrospective
As this observation indicates, and as the murals themselves demonstrate, White understood history as a continuum of events that directly led to the harsh realities faced by black people in his day. He mined historical texts and turned to sociological research — the study of the present — that documented the...
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.21-37
Description: Charles White: A Retrospective
Charles White (1918–1979) is best known for bold, large-scale paintings and drawings of African Americans, meticulously executed works that depict human relationships and socioeconomic struggles with a remarkable sensitivity. This comprehensive study offers a much-needed reexamination of the artist’s career and legacy. With extensive reproductions of White’s finest paintings, drawings, and prints, the volume introduces his work to contemporary audiences, reclaims his place in the art-historical narrative, and stresses the continuing relevance of his insistent dedication to producing positive social change through art.

Tracing White’s career from his emergence in Chicago to his mature practice as an artist, activist, and educator in New York and Los Angeles, leading experts provide insights into White’s creative process, his work as a photographer, his political activism and interest in history, the relationship between his art and his teaching, and the importance of feminism in his work. A preface by Kerry James Marshall addresses White’s significance as a mentor to an entire generation of practitioners and underlines the importance of this largely overlooked artist.

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Author
Sarah Kelly Oehler (Editor), Esther Adler (Editor)
Print publication date June 2018 (out of print)
Print ISBN 9780300232981
EISBN 9780300279801
Illustrations 203
Print Status out of print