About this artwork
Like many artists of his generation, Chicagoan Charles White believed that art could be an influential force in the struggle to promote racial equality for African Americans, stating, “Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent.” He addressed the quest for dignity and freedom in This, My Brother, which takes its title from a poem by John Rood about a rural miner who experiences a political awakening. In the painting, the man appears to break free from a mountain of rubble, alluding to White’s hope that social change could be realized.
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Currently Off View
- American Art
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Artist
- Charles White
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Title
- This, My Brother
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Origin
- United States
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Date
- 1942
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Medium
- Oil on canvas
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Inscriptions
- Signed lower right: Charles White 42
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Dimensions
- 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36 in.)
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Credit Line
- Pauline Palmer Prize Fund
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Reference Number
- 1999.224
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Copyright
- © The Charles White Archives
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