Avel de Knight

Avel de Knight (1923-1995)[1] was an African-American artist, art educator, and art critic. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the University of Richmond Museums.[2][3]

Early life and education

De Knight was born in New York.[4][5] His birth year has been given as 1921, 1923, 1925, 1931, and 1933.[3] His parents immigrated to the United States from Barbados and Puerto Rico.[4] He is the younger brother of René DeKnight.

De Knight studied art at the Pratt Institute from 1941-1942. He joined the Army and served in a segregated unit until the end of World War II. In 1946, he moved to Paris where he used the G.I. Bill to attend the École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and the Académie Julian.[4]

Career

De Knight painted watercolors and often practiced the gouache painting technique.[1]

He taught at the Art Students League of New York and the National Academy School of Fine Arts.[6]

Collections

Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b Desir, Dowoti (January 2018). "Dreaming Warriors Bubbling Orbs &: The Art of Avel de Knight". The Harlem Times.
  2. ^ a b Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks. Delaware Art Museum: Delaware Art Museum in partnership with Aesthetic Dynamics. 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "A Finding Aid to the Avel de Knight papers, 1947-2003, bulk 1957-1968". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Avel de Knight". Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  5. ^ "Avel de Knight". The Watercolor Page. 40. September 1976.
  6. ^ "Oral history interview with Avel De Knight, 1968 July 22". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  7. ^ "Mediterranean, 1966". www.metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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