Charles Henry Alston
ARTISTCharles Henry "Spinky" 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. Alston designed and painted murals at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building. In 1990, Alston's bust of Martin Luther King Jr. became the first image of an African American displayed at the White House.
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Charles Henry "Spinky" 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. Alston designed and painted murals at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building. In 1990, Alston's bust of Martin Luther King Jr. became the first image of an African American displayed at the White House.
At a glance
Most of Charles Henry Alston's work on the site falls under Illustration (4), Landscape (2).
By movement, it's catalogued as Art Deco (5), Expressionism (1).
Culture: American (6).
By orientation: 4 landscape, 2 portrait.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1938 to 1965.
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- Charles Henry Alston is catalogued as American (born 1907, died 1977).
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