Horace Pippin

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African American artist painter person

Horace Pippin was a self-taught African American painter known for his powerful depictions of African American life, history, and his experiences as a World War I veteran.

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instanceOf African American artist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthDate 1888-02-22 ⓘ
birthPlace West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1946-07-06 ⓘ
deathPlace West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Pippin ⓘ
genre genre painting ⓘ
history painting ⓘ
religious art ⓘ
war art ⓘ
givenName Horace ⓘ
hasCollectionIn Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ
hasHealthIssue war-related arm injury ⓘ
influencedBy African American history ⓘ
Christian religious themes ⓘ
his World War I experiences ⓘ
knownFor World War I scenes ⓘ
depictions of African American life ⓘ
paintings about slavery and abolition ⓘ
self-taught painting style ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Harlem Hellfighters ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryUnit 369th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
movement American folk art ⓘ
Naïve art ⓘ
Social realism ⓘ
name Horace Pippin self-link ⓘ
notableExhibition Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh ⓘ
surface form: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh

Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form: Museum of Modern Art, New York
notableWork Domino Players ⓘ
John Brown Going to His Hanging ⓘ
Mr. Prejudice ⓘ
Sunday Morning Breakfast ⓘ
The End of the War: Starting Home ⓘ
occupation painter ⓘ
selfTaught true ⓘ
startedActivity painting after World War I injury ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

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Harlem Renaissance → notablePerson → Horace Pippin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aaron Douglas