Avel de Knight (1923-1995) [1] was an African-American artist, art educator, and art critic. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the University of Richmond Museums. [2] [3]
Early life and education
De Knight was born in New York. [4] [5] His birth year has been given as 1921, 1923, 1925, 1931, and 1933. [3] His parents immigrated to the United States from Barbados and Puerto Rico. [4] He is the younger brother of René DeKnight.
De Knight studied art at the Pratt Institute from 1941-1942. He joined the Army and served in a segregated unit until the end of World War II. In 1946, he moved to Paris where he used the G.I. Bill to attend the École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and the Académie Julian. [4]
Career
De Knight painted watercolors and often practiced the gouache painting technique. [1]
He taught at the Art Students League of New York and the National Academy School of Fine Arts. [6]
Collections
- Metropolitan Museum of Art [3] [7]
- Walker Art Center [3]
- University of Richmond [3]
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture [4]
- The Chrysler Museum of Art [4]
- Lehigh University Art Galleries [4]
Exhibitions
- Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks, Delaware Art Museum 2021 [2]
References
- ^ a b Desir, Dowoti (January 2018). "Dreaming Warriors Bubbling Orbs &: The Art of Avel de Knight". The Harlem Times.
- ^ a b Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks. Delaware Art Museum: Delaware Art Museum in partnership with Aesthetic Dynamics. 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "A Finding Aid to the Avel de Knight papers, 1947-2003, bulk 1957-1968". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Avel de Knight". Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Avel de Knight". The Watercolor Page. 40. September 1976.
- ^ "Oral history interview with Avel De Knight, 1968 July 22". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Mediterranean, 1966". www.metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
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