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"Harmonizing," Horace Pippin, 1944.
Pippin (1888-1946) was a self-taught artist. He took up painting in 1920, partly to help his arm recover from a serious wound suffered in WWI. He painted scenes of everyday Black American life, as well as scenes illustrating slavery, black history, and some allegorical paintings addressing racism.
There's a sweet innocence in the subject matter here; he lovingly depicts the four youths here singing on a street corner (one was his stepson). But the sweetness doesn't overwhelm the bold colors. And the presence of the steeple hints, at least to me, that they're singing a hymn, perhaps practicing for a performance at church, giving this nice scene a spiritual element.
Pippin died relatively young, but unlike so many other Black artists, he achieved fame and recognition in his lifetime, where he was hailed as one of the great folk artists of America.
From the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH.
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Pippin (1888-1946) was a self-taught artist. He took up painting in 1920, partly to help his arm recover from a serious wound suffered in WWI. He painted scenes of everyday Black American life, as well as scenes illustrating slavery, black history, and some allegorical paintings addressing racism.
There's a sweet innocence in the subject matter here; he lovingly depicts the four youths here singing on a street corner (one was his stepson). But the sweetness doesn't overwhelm the bold colors. And the presence of the steeple hints, at least to me, that they're singing a hymn, perhaps practicing for a performance at church, giving this nice scene a spiritual element.
Pippin died relatively young, but unlike so many other Black artists, he achieved fame and recognition in his lifetime, where he was hailed as one of the great folk artists of America.
From the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH.
#Art #AmericanArt #BlackArtists #FolkArt #SelfTaught #HoracePippin