biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1908–61)
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| biography:
| Sculptor, born in Marche, Arkansas, USA. His parents died when he was young and he was raised by an aunt in Chicago. He worked as a janitor, dishwasher, and postal worker before discovering his passion for sculpture in the late 1930s. Largely self-taught, he was inspired by African art. His best-known work, ‘Man of Sorrows’ (1950), depicted a black Christ. Although such works as ‘John Henry’ (1943) and ‘Ethiopia Awaking’ (1948) brought him some reputation, he was unable to earn a living from his art, and he worked as a freight handler to support his family. |
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