Humbert howard biography
Humbert Howard
American artist ( or –)
Humbert Howard ( or –) was an American artist and art director of the Pyramid Club.
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Howard was born in Philadelphia. Sources differ on Howard's birth year, some stating [1][2][3][4][5] and some stating [6][7][8] Howard attended Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania.
During the s Howard worked for the Philadelphia Works Progress Administration's Art project (WPA).[1]
Howard was best known for existence an active member of the Pyramid Club, serving as the art/exhibition director from through [6][9] The Pyramid Club was an African-American social club in Philadelphia.
Howard selected works for the club's annual exhibitions in Unused York and Philadelphia.[7]
From to ,[5] Howard studied at the Barnes Foundation, an experience that affected his style, making it more abstract.[1]
His work was included in the exhibition The Evolution of Afro-American Artists at the Municipality College of New York.[5]
Howard died in in Philadelphia.[1]
Howard's work is in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Pleasant Arts,[8] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[10] the Delaware Art Museum,[5] and the Woodmere Art Museum.[11] His paper are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[12]
Legacy
In his function was included in An Exuberant Bounty: Prints and Drawings by African Americans at the Philadelphia Museum of Art].[13] Howard's labor was included in the exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, ss at the Woodmere Art Museum.[14]
References
Further reading
- Humbert Howard: Philadelphia Painter, retrospective exhibition catalog, Levy Gallery for the Arts,