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Charles Alston

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Also known as Charles Henry Alston, Charles H. Alston

African-American visual artist (1907-1977)

Person · Open Library

Born
1683
Died
1760
Works
11

Top works

  • Lectures on the materia medica containing the natural history of drugs, their virtues and doses
  • Index medicamentorum simplicium triplex
  • Tirocinium botanicum Edinburgense
  • A dissertation on the sexes of plants
  • Lectures on the materia medica

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Charlotte
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
visual artist
Field of work
mural
Image
Archives of American Art - Charles Alston - 2465.jpg
Residence
Charlotte
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cause of death
cancer
Commons category
Charles Alston
date of death
1977-04-27
date of birth
1907-11-28
Commons Creator page
Charles Alston
ethnic group
African Americans
manner of death
natural causes
influenced by
Aaron Douglas
start of work period
1932-01-01
end of work period
1977-01-01
Sources (9)

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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Charles Alston, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana