African American Artist Charles Bohannah Signed Painting of a Black Lady Art
Original Oil Painting Signed by Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) of Brooklyn New York. The canvas meaures 13 1/4 " X 23 1/2 " and in is in Very Good Condition. Charles Bohannah a native New Yorker, was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1910. Bohannah began his career as an artist in high school, later enrolling in the Cooper Union School of Art.
Around this time Bohannah also joined the prestigious Art Students League. While studying drawing and painting, he began doing "wash drawings" for use in magazines. Bohannah's first critical success was winning a scholarship, as a result of an exhibition at the Roak Art Museum in New York. During the war, Bohannah began to use photography as a means of self expression, working in both color and black and white. After the war, Bohannah resumed his artistic career working in oils, producing figurative, landscape as well as still life compositions.
In 1976, Bohannah enjoyed success again with a solo exhibition at the Humanities Gallery of Long Island University as well as at the Community Gallery at the Brooklyn Museum. It was reported that in 1977, Nelson A. Rockefeller then Governor of New York State, began collecting Bohannahs work.
For eleven years, Bohannah showed work at the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibition, winning several awards. Charles Bohannah died in New York , 1985. The item "African American Artist Charles Bohannah Signed Painting of a Black Lady Art" is in sale since Wednesday, June 10, 2020. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "nibahs" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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- Region of Origin: US
- Artist: Charles Bohannah
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Year: circa 1950's
- Features: Framed
- Color: Black
- Subject: Women
- Originality: Original