Charles White, Ten Important New Drawings, 1961
Auction Date: June 17, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 500 - 700
Sold for: $676
Lot: 5060
(American, 1918 - 1979),
Brochure for Whites Deluxe Collectors Edition of ten Important new drawings, published by Pro Artis, 2500 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA. Brochure first page features a picture of Charles White with Actor, Singer, and Activist, Harry Belafonte. Under this picture is Harry Belafontes essay regarding Whites new portfolio. His essay starts with, Charles Whites new portfolio...is a testimony to the vitality of American Culture...Whites most profoud contribution... (is) his artistic interpretation of Negro Americanathe poetic beauty of Negro idiom. In his...bold...affirmative strokes...(is) a positive estimate of humanity. His people are alive with a zest for life and the story of living manifest in their faces and bodies. Like characters from a great novel (they) will remain with you long after the pages of the book have been closed... HARRY BELAFONTE. In the inside of the brochure is Charles Whites essay, Statement of Personal Philosophy, in which the artist writes, It is a glorious experience being an artistto seek the meaning of truth, reality, beauty, in shortto meet the challenge of life through ones sensitivities. For me, art is a very personal, intimate communicative affair, a oneness of thinking and feeling. In art I find the most tangible means of establishing a rapport with my fellow man and relating to my society. My work strives to take shape around images and ideas that are centered within the vortex of the life experience of a Negro. I look to the life of my people as the fountainhead of challenging themes and monumental concepts. I strive to create an image that all mankind can personally relate to and see his dreams and ideals mirrored with hope and dignity. CHARLES WHITE.
Overall sheet (folded): 9.25 x 6 inches
unsigned.
Image of MOVE ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER inside page of brochure. Charles White Biography on back page.
Exhibition History: PRO ARTIS presents dramatic new
COLLECTORS EDITION...
Ten breathtaking new drawings in portfolio...
17 x 22 each...As exhibited for the first time in New Yorks ACA Gallery, beginning September 18. 1961.
Note: This is the brochure for the exhibition and does not include any of the ten new drawings in the portfolio.