The Life and Art of Dox Thrash
Dox Thrash was an African-American artist, skilled draftsman, master printmaker, and painter. Born in Griffin, Georgia, he moved north during the Great Migration, eventually working as an elevator operator in Chicago to fund his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After serving in the 365th Infantry Regiment of the Buffalo Soldiers during World War I, where he experienced shell shock and a gas attack, he continued his education with federal support.
Thrash settled in Philadelphia by 1925. In 1937, he joined the W.P.A.'s Federal Art Project at the Fine Print Workshop of Philadelphia. There, alongside Michael J. Gallagher and Hugh Mesibov, he co-invented the carborundum printmaking process, a technique using a carbon-based abrasive on copper plates to create tones from pale gray to deep black. His work often focused on African American life, including pieces such as:
- Mr. X (an anonymous self-portrait)
- Cabin Days
- A New Day
- Life
- Saturday Night
- Marylou
Întrebări și răspunsuri
De unde este Dox Thrash?
Dox Thrash s-a născut în United States.
În ce oraș și țară s-a născut Dox Thrash?
Dox Thrash s-a născut în Griffin, în United States.
Sub ce alte nume sau pseudonime este cunoscut Dox Thrash?
Dox Thrash este cunoscut și sub numele de Dox.
Cum pot urmări evoluția creațiilor lui Dox Thrash, an de an?
Operele lui Dox Thrash pot fi vizualizate în ordine cronologică pe pagina Cronologia operelor de artă a artistului.
