Humbert Howard (1905 or 1915-1990) was an American artist and art director of the Pyramid Club.
Humbert Lincoln Howard | |
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| Born | 1905 or 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painter, ceramicist |
| Website | humbert-howard |
Biography
editHoward was born in Philadelphia. Sources differ on Howard's birth year, some stating 1905[1][2][3][4][5] and some stating 1915.[6][7][8] Howard attended Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania. During the 1930s Howard worked for the Philadelphia Works Progress Administration's Art project (WPA).[1]
Howard was best known for being an active member of the Pyramid Club, serving as the art/exhibition director from 1940 through 1958.[6][9] The Pyramid Club was an African-American social club in Philadelphia. Howard selected works for the club's annual exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia.[7]
From 1959 to 1961[5] Howard studied at the Barnes Foundation, an experience that affected his style, making it more abstract.[1]
His work was included in the 1967 exhibition The Evolution of Afro-American Artists at the City College of New York.[5]
Howard died in 1990 in Philadelphia.[1]
Howard's work is in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,[8] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[10] the Delaware Art Museum,[5] and the Woodmere Art Museum.[11] His paper are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[12]
Legacy
editIn 2000 his work was included in An Exuberant Bounty: Prints and Drawings by African Americans at the Philadelphia Museum of Art].[13] Howard's work was included in the 2015 exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s at the Woodmere Art Museum.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Humbert Howard - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Humbert Howard". MutualArt. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Howard, Humbert". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Humbert Howard". Howard Heartsfield Studio/Gallery. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Humbert Howard". Delaware Art Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Humbert Howard at a Pyramid Club Garden Party". Temple Digital Collection. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Oral history interview with Humbert Howard, 1988 Oct. 26". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Humbert L. Howard, "Untitled [Vase with flowers]" (n.d.)". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Synatra. "Humbert Howardt". Four Elements - PMA LibGuides. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Ceramic Pot with Painted Faces". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Rock and Roll". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Humbert Howard papers, 1947-1981". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Exhibitions - An Exuberant Bounty: Prints and Drawings by African Americans". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
Further reading
edit- Humbert Howard: Philadelphia Painter, retrospective exhibition catalog, Levy Gallery for the Arts, 1996