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Heritage Gallery
1300 Chautauqua Blvd.
Pacific Palisades, CA
90272

Phone:
(310) 230-4340

Email:
chashe@att.net

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Art Dealers Association of California


Copyright © Heritage Gallery 2009

Charles Wilbert White (1918 - 1979)
Charles White, African American Artist

Born in Chicago in 1918, Charles W. White is one of America's most renowned and recognized African-American & Social Realist artists. Charles White worked primarily in black & white or sepia & white drawings, paintings, and lithographs. His artwork encompassed an incredibly skilled draftsmanship and artistic sensitivity and power that has reached and moved millions.

His meticulously executed drawings and paintings speak of and affirm the humanity and beauty of African American people and culture. Common subjects of his artwork included scenes depicting African-American history in the United States, socio-economic struggles, human relationships, and portraits.

Artist Charles White and his wife Frances Barrett moved to California in 1956, which was the beginning of White's career as a Los Angeles artist. He had several shows in Los Angeles, and was represented by the Heritage Gallery. White received numerous honors and awards and has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Academy of Design, and elsewhere throughout the world. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1972. The Heritage Gallery had represented the artwork of Charles White from the early 1960s, when Mr. Horowitz provided Mr. White his first show in Los Angeles, California.

- Artwork of Charles Wilbert White at
Heritage Gallery -

Click on a thumbnail below to see a larger image and details about the artwork:

Love Letter III Love Letter II Love Letter I Have a Dream
I Had a Dream Exodus Black Cowboy Study for Willy J.
Study for the Wall Construction Worker The Blues Singer At Rest
The Couple Study for Woman at Rest II Head of a Woman Wanted Poster
Missouri C.
* NEW *		 Vision Silver Plate
* NEW *		 Portrait of a Boy
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Love Letter III

Love Letter III, 1977
Lithograph in colors, edition 30
30 x 22 inches
Signed and numbered by the artist



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Love Letter II

Love Letter II, 1977
Color lithograph, edition 30
22 x 30 inches
Signed by the artist



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Love Letter

Love Letter, 1971
Color lithograph, edition 25
30 x 22 inches
Signed by the artist



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I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream, 1976
Lithograph
22 x 30 inches
Signed and numbered by the artist
Published by
Los Angeles County Museum of Art



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I Had a Dream

I Had a Dream, 1965
Lithograph
30 x 37 inches
Signed by the artist



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Exodus

Exodus, 1966
Lithograph
41 x 29 inches
Signed by the artist



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Black Cowboy

Black Cowboy (Buffalo Cowboy-Lazarus), 1965
Drawing, charcoal
39-1/2 x 26-1/2 inches
Signed by the artist



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Study for Willy J.

Study for Willy J., c. 1973
Drawing, charcoal on architectural vellum
35 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (sight)
Signed by the artist



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Study for the Wall

Study for the Wall, 1968
Drawing, charcoal and sepia conte
24-1/2 x 21 inches (sight)
Signed by the artist



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Construction Worker

Construction Worker, c. 1938/42
Watercolor, sketchbook
8 x 10 inches
Signed by the artist



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The Blues Singer

The Blues Singer, c. 1938/42
Watercolor, sketchbook
8 x 10 inches
Signed by the artist



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At Rest

At Rest, c. 1938/42
Ink drawing, sketchbook
10 x 8 inches
Signed by the artist



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The Couple

The Couple, c. 1938/42
Charcoal drawing, sketchbook
10 x 8 inches
Signed by the artist



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Study for Woman at Rest II

Study for Woman at Rest II
Graphite on architectural vellum
29 x 30 inches
Signed by the artist



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Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman, c. 1970
Graphite on architectural vellum laid down on conservation board
27-1/4 x 29 inches
Signed by the artist



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Wanted Poster

Wanted Poster, L-12, 1970
Color lithograph, edition 20
25 x 37 inches
Signed and numbered by the artist



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Missouri C.

Missouri C., c. 1972
Etching
Signature: Signed lower right with estate signature, noted A/P
Initialed in the plate, lower left . "C"; lower right "W" lower left
Dimensions: 19-3/4" x 36" (plate); 28" x 40" (sheet)
Printer: Hugo and Joe Mugnaini



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Vision Silver Plate

Vision, c. 1973
Silver Plate
edition 100 sterling silver plate, signed on the back and numbered 7/100,
framed in custom window box frame on linen,
plate: 8" diameter, frame: 13" x 13"
DETAIL OF IMAGE ON PLATE:
Vision Silver Plate Detail



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Portrait of a Boy

Portrait of a Boy, 1938/40
Unique vintage photograph,
Dimensions: 7" x 9" ; Frame: 15" x 18-1/2", s
signed, lower right with estate stamp.




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