Influences

Title

Influences

Date

1950-1951

Description

Panel Five of The Art of the Negro Mural Series

Abstract

Influences conveys the impact of traditional art forms (assigning African art the central role) in the development of 20th century Western art. Apparent are the stylized works of European masters such as Henry Moore, Modigliani, Kandinsky, Picasso, and Miró. Adjoining these references is a Haitian Veve painting located above Moore’s reclining nude.

Medium

Oil on canvas
144 x 144 inches

Creator

Hale A. Woodruff

Rights

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Is Part Of

The Art of the Negro Mural Series