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Charles Alston

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Gender Male
Death46 years ago
Date of birth November 28,1907
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Charlotte
North Carolina
United States
Date of died April 27,1977
DiedNew York
New York
United States
On view SCAD Museum of Art
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Periods Abstract expressionism
Harlem Renaissance
SiblingsAida Bearden Winters
Rousmaniere Wilson
Wendell Alston
Job Painter
Cartoonist
Visual Artist
Education Saint Augustine's University
Teachers College, Columbia University
Columbia University
Works The Family
Magic in Medicine
Family Group
Exploration and Colonization
Bust of Martin Luther King Jr.
Spouse Myra Adele Logan
Current partner Myra Adele Logan
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Date of Upd.
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Charles Alston Life story


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.

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