Charles Wilbert White
The Four Faces of Man

The Four Faces of Man

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The Four Faces of Man
The Four Faces of Man
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1979
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Four Faces of Man
Date1958
PlaceUnited States
MediumGraphite, charcoal, and crayon on paper
DimensionsSheet: 21 1/8 × 33 7/8 in. (53.6 × 86.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association
Object number2001.294
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; Clarence B. Jones; [Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles]; George Slaff; Estate of George and Eve Slaff; [Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles]; [Charles M. Young Fine Prints and Drawings, Portland, Connecticut, by 2001]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "African-American Advisory Association (Five-A)" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2 to April 7, 2003.

Exhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
in pencil, recto lower right: CHARLES WHITE '58

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