When Charles White died in 1979 at age 61, he was reasonably famous. His work was in ... given confidence to buyers of their art—who are some of the most significant collectors in the world ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. “Charles White: A Retrospective” assembles about one hundred drawings, paintings, and prints, along with examples ...

Charles White ... as a way to ensure his art remained accessible to the masses. White’s mural, The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy (1943) at Hampton University is perhaps his ...