Migrant

About The Artist: Robert Gwathmey

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Robert Gwathmey became an artist known for his Social Realist depictions of life in the rural South. He was one of the first white artists to create dignified images of African-American people and did so in a style that was modernist with many geometric forms and bold colororation. He spent most of his forty-five year career in New York City, but frequently returned to the South where he became concerned about the...