1893 - 1965

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

الأسئلة والأجوبة

أين يمكن استكشاف أعمال Dox Thrash الفنية مصنفة حسب الموضوع؟

يمكن استكشاف أعمال Dox Thrash حسب الموضوع عبر صفحة دليل المواضيع الخاصة بالفنان.

ما هي المشاعر التي تعبر عنها أعمال Dox Thrash الفنية؟

يمكنك تصفح أعمال Dox Thrash حسب الحالة المزاجية عبر صفحة ركن الأجواء الخاصة بالفنان، والتي ترتب الأعمال الفنية وفقاً لمشاعرها المسجلة.

أين ومتى وُلد Dox Thrash؟

وُلد Dox Thrash في Griffin عام 1893.

أين يمكنني العثور على إحصائيات حول أعمال Dox Thrash؟

يمكنكم الاطلاع على إحصائيات أعمال Dox Thrash عبر صفحة إحصائيات الزيارات الخاصة بالفنان.

اختبار سريع

لكل سؤال إجابة صحيحة واحدة فقط.

سؤال 1:
What printmaking process did Dox Thrash help co-invent?
سؤال 2:
In which city did Dox Thrash spend much of his career living and working?
سؤال 3:
Which military unit did Dox Thrash serve in during World War I?
سؤال 4:
At which institution did Thrash attend school after moving to Chicago in 1911?
سؤال 5:
Which government-sponsored program did Thrash join in 1937?