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Charles Alston

1907–1977

Harlem/New York modernist, educator, and Spiral cofounder represented through the tension between abstraction, figuration, collective politics, and artistic autonomy.

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  • African American

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Smithsonian records Alston as a painter/sculptor who helped found Spiral, where Black New York artists discussed art in relation to racial justice.

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