Life Model: Charles White and His Students

This short video celebrates the life of artist Charles White as part of this exhibition "Life Model: Charles White and his Students".
About the exhibition:
Presented at the original Otis Art Institute campus where Charles White was the first African American faculty member (now an eponymous elementary school and LACMA satellite), this companion exhibition to Charles White: A Retrospective illuminates the artist’s impact as a teacher. Beyond fostering technical skills, White urged his students to be “thinking artists” and hone distinct points of view. Indicative of this encouragement, the show features artwork in diverse media and modes of expression, alongside sketchbooks, photographs, and archival footage that illuminate his pedagogy.
For African American artists in Los Angeles like Kerry James Marshall, David Hammons, Ulysses Jenkins, and Richard Wyatt, White represented a model for carving out a place in the racist art establishment. For others, his influence is most evident in their own work-the celebratory depictions of blackness in Corky McCoy’s album covers, Kent Twitchell and Eloy Torres’s portraiture, and the sociopolitical commentary in Judithe Hernandez’s work. Collectively, the assembled objects lend a fuller understanding of White’s legacy. One of the most important artists of his time, White cultivated some of the most significant artists of ours.
Research & Interviews by Sarah Jesse & C. Ian White
Directed & Edited by Matt Kresling
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[@user-no6xf7ub8u]

I'm so grateful that KZbin sent me this video. I went to art school but was never introduced to knowing about this great man. His amazing spirit resonates so loudly with me, right now. I wish I had known about him then but better late than never. Blessings 🎨✨

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

I'm just a little way through and have to stop for a moment. I'm overwhelmed with happiness. 😊

[@leighewinson9473]

I worked for him as a file clerk when I was very young.

[@AustinStarr191]

Wow thank you so much for this! Just beautiful and heart breaking.

[@ainhoabcebrero6375]

Powerful, Beautiful, and fully inspirational. What an amazing man, artist, and motivator, I am deeply moved. This video was awesome and so creatively made giving us a taste of the inside, down to earth Charles White, infinite Thank you's

[@Archetype73]

Great Artist and Teacher

[@fineganfinch5255]

Beautiful portrait of an amazing teacher. Thank you!

[@StoneyLino]

An amazing video.

[@miestail]

So good. wow

[@startpage717]

Thank you. Heard so much about Charles White

[@andreyarborough]

Thanks for uploading this

[@nahminesclarence8256]

Matt Kresling is the man! Subtle work on this one.

[@adammckee5265]

Thank you This is wonderful

[@slowmandown]

Thank you. He is one of the American greats.

[@Cavepaintings9]

wow

[@tabbisimpson9134]

Amazing artist and man

[@angelarobinsonwitherspoon4988]

I took a drawing class from him😳

[@Subsides]

wrong charles white I was looking for the professional actor

[@notjohncena6492]

Oh you mean SHADE the infamous tiktoker ?

[@Prod_Ayesian]

You mean jesus?

[@KonanTheBarbarian]

Just a Deer In a Toilet Officer Greg?

[@artodelprado]

Gracias LACMA para este. What are the songs used? The credits are too small to read. Thank u in advance.

[@liverpoolvseverybody3257]

Shame some artist like collie Lowe you can’t find any material on. When you google it a bunch of dog images pop up! Ridiculous

[@kresling]

Absolutely. One of the heartbreaking things about researching this project was how much great work was was either lost, destroyed or who knows where?

[@fernandogarza4414]

"Siquieros", ja ja haaaa, gringos ...

[@karonwilliams6302]

A blessed day to brothers and sisters. (We are all called to be family in Christ!🙂) Family, JESUS CHRIST THE LORD DIED FOR OUR SINS, HE WAS BURIED, AND HE ROSE AGAIN THE THIRD DAY!🔥💯🙂 Jesus (the SON OF GOD) LOVES US ALL!🙂💯 Peace and love to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus!🙂

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

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