Charles WhiteAmerican, 1918–1979This, My Brother
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Art Institute of Chicago
Room262Chicago, United States
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
“Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent,” Chicagoan Charles White observed, demonstrating his belief that art could be a force in promoting racial equality for African Americans. This painting of a man with outstretched hands emerging from a demolished structure draws its title from a 1936 novel about a rural white miner who experiences a political awakening and joins the proletarian struggle against capitalism. White transformed the protagonist into a black man who breaks free from a mountain of rubble, a hopeful image of the possibility of social change.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1999.224
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
