Charles Alston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Alston

African-American visual artist

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1907

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1977

Profession: painter, sculptor, visual artist, caricaturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Henry Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem.
Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; Alston was the first African-American supervisor for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
Alston designed and painted murals at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building.
In 1990 Alston's bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.
became the first image of an African American displayed at the White House.