Robert Colescott
1925–2009

Introduction

Robert H. Colescott (August 26, 1925 – June 4, 2009) was an American painter. He is known for satirical genre and crowd subjects, often conveying his exuberant, comical, or bitter reflections on being African American. He studied with Fernand Léger in Paris. Colescott's work is in many major public collections, including the Albright-Knox in Buffalo, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Wikidata identifier

Q2676807

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500102583

Names

Robert Colescott, Robert H. Colescott, Robert Collescott

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