Charles White: Move on Up!
November 2022 - March 2023
Charles White, Move on Up! features the artwork of Charles White and his circle of influence - artists that inspired and mentored him and artists that he mentored and inspired - David Siqueiros, Hale Woodruff, Henry Tanner, John Biggers, Ernie Barnes, Benny Andrews and Musa Hixson. Courtesy of The Norwood Collection and the Florida Memorial University Collection. This show is the official companion exhibit for University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum Exhibition "Charles White, A Little Higher", a 40-piece survey of the artwork of Charles White.
Lowe Art Museum
Charles White: A Little Higher
This solo presentation features nearly fifty works by Chicago-born artist Charles White (1918–79), all drawn from the Primas Family Collection. Best remembered for meticulously rendered drawings and paintings of his fellow African Americans, White's “images of dignity” invite us to contemplate his subjects' humanity, self-worth, and agency while also acknowledging the nefarious effects of systemic racism.
Featured Work
Mayor Tom Bradley
Lithograph, 1974. 761x565 mm; 30x23 3/8 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, one of 25 artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 200. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed A/P and numbered 23 in pencil, lower margin. Signed and dedicated in ink by Bradley
