About
Artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance and abstract expressionism and known for "Jazz Quartet" and other works.
Before Fame
He developed an interest in art from an early age; as a child, he copied pictures from the family Bible.
Trivia
He began working in New York in the early 1930s and quickly became known for his paintings of prominent black artists.
Family Life
His younger brother Joseph also became a well-known painter. Writer James Baldwin considered him his spiritual father.
Associated With
He and Gwendolyn Knight both became renowned Harlem Renaissance painters.
