Charles Alston, artist who painted the Golden State Mutual mural "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization," circa 1948

Item Overview

Title

Charles Alston, artist who painted the Golden State Mutual mural "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization," circa 1948

Alternative title

Golden State Mutual Life Mural, panel by Charles Alston

Date Created

[circa 1948]

Date

1948

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Photographic portrait of the artist Charles Alston. Alston painted a mural in the lobby of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. building in Los Angeles, entitled "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization" around 1948.

Caption

Written on back of photograph: Charles Alston, artist who painted one of the Golden State Insurance Co. murals titled "Exploration and Colonization of Calif."

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Alston, Charles, 1907-1977

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American artists