Horace Pippin - Country Doctor (Night Call), ca. 1933-39
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Horace Pippin, Photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1940
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Cabin in the Cotton by Horace Pippin
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Giant Daffodils
Horace Pippin
oil on canvas board, 1940
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Horace Pippin ( United States 1888 - 1946)
Domino Players 1943
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The Wash, 1940
Horace Pippin
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Horace Pippin was a self taught black American painter.
He was born in Pennsylvania to Harriet Pippin, his father's identity remains unknown.
While born in West Chester, Pennsylvania he grew up in Goshen, New York but would later return to the city of his birth as an adult.
Horace drew as a boy. Drawing horses and jockies at Goshen's racetrack. He would continue to draw even as he served in World War I. His note books showing soldiers and trench warfare in pencil.
He was a member of the third battalion of the 369th Infantry Regiment. Or, the Harlem Hellfighters or Black Rattlers.
It consisted mainly of black Americans, but also included men from Canada, the West Indies, Cuba, Peurto Rico, and more. Along with the 370th, it's known for being one of the first African-American regiments to serve in WWI. They spent the most time in frontline trenches than any other American unit, and suffered the most casualties.
"I did not care what or where I went. I asked God to help me, and he did so. And that is the way I came through that terrible and Hellish place. For the whole entire battlefield was hell, so it was no place for any human being to be"
Horace's Career began in earnest in 1920. Partly to rehabilitate his arm, injured by a sniper's short during the war.
He submitted a couple paintings to a local art show put on by the Chester County Art Association where he was quickly noticed.
A solo Exhibition was organized and he was put in contact with museum curators and prominent art dealers.
While his popularity only climbed, he sadly lived a relatively short life. Dying at only fifty-eight years old in 1946.
His artwork spanned many subjects including racism, war, religion and history. But also intimate quiet scenes of the lives of black Americans. People sitting together for a meal or playing games, living their lives.
His last painting, The Park Bench, was left unfinished in his studio. And like his more intimate pieces, it has a the same intimate quality. Peering into a life, a small snapshot of living.
If you'd like to know more about Horace or see more of his work:
Smithsonian Archive - Horace Pippin Memoire
How Art Saved His Life: Story of Horace Pippin
Horace Pippin: From War to Peace
Barnes Takeout: Art Talk on Horace Pippin’s Supper Time
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Horace Pippin - The Getaway (1939)
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Horace Pippin: From War to Peace
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School Studies by Horace Pippin
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Daily Painting
Horace Pippin
HOLY MOUNTAIN (1943)
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CHRISTMAS MORNING, BREAKFAST, Horace Pippin, 1945
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