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Charles Sebree

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Charles Sebree (1914 - 1985) was active/lived in Illinois, District Of Columbia.  Charles Sebree is known for Harlequin figure portrait paintings, clownsset design, playwright.

Emerging out of the Chicago black arts movement, Charles Sebree was an immensely versatile and multifaceted visual artist who also distinguished himself as a set designer, costume designer, dancer, and playwright.  Charles Sebree's best known work are his paintings of harlequins and saltimbanques; his most characteristic "signature" are the soulful and communicative eyes of his subjects.  Eluding categorization, Sebree's paintings, which reveal influence of Picasso, Modilgliani, Klee, Kandinski, and Russian icons, exude an extraordinary iconic, archetypal power. 

Unfortunately, during Sebree's lifetime, his art did not receive the recognition it deserved.  In fact, not much was known about Sebree's career and life until the pioneering research done by Melvin Marshall and Blake Kimbrough, curators and African-American art specialists.  Having conducted extensive biographical research, which included numerous interviews with people who collected Sebree's   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 16937 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Charles Sebree available:    Palmer Cole (Hedgeman) Hayden,  Joseph Samuel Delaney,  Frederick Douglas Jones Jr,  Claude F Clark Sr,  Aaron Douglas,  Lois Mailou Jones,  Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage,  William Etienne Pajaud Jr,  Eldzier Cortor,  Charles Wilbert White,  Rex Goreleigh,  John Anansa Thomas Biggers,  Meta Fuller,  Hale Aspacio Woodruff,  Selma Hortense Burke,  Ellis Wilson,  Laura Wheeler Waring,  Edward Mitchell Bannister,  Beauford Delaney,  Norman Wilfred Lewis,  Walter Henry Williams,  Richmond Barthe,  Bob (Robert Louis) Thompson,  Hughie Lee-Smith



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15 Book References for Charles Sebree
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Kennedy, Elizabeth (Editor) Chicago Modern 1893-1945: Pursuit of the New
(Exhibition catalog)		 176 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Taha, Halima Collecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas 270 Yes
1994 San Antonio Museum of Art African American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 67 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1989 McElroy, Guy C (others) African American Artists 1880-1987 Selections from the Evans-Tibbs Collection 125 Yes
1982 Stebbins, Theodore/G Gorokhoff American Paintings at Yale University: An illustrated Checklist
(Exhibition catalog)		 213 No
1976 Driskell, David C Two Centuries of Black American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 221 Yes
1975 Driskell, David C Amistad II Afro-American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 92 No
1973 Cederholm, Theresa Dickason Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory 348 No
1960 Dover, Cedric American Negro Art 186 Yes
1939 Parker, Thomas (De Young Mus) Frontiers of American Art: Works Progress Administration
(Exhibition catalog)		 111 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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