Artist Birthdays – August 26: HALE WOODRUFF

HALE WOODRUFF (August 26, 1900 – September 6, 1980)

• Nationality: American
• Field: Painting
• Art Movement: Social Realism
• ARTiFact: In the summer of 1936 he spent six weeks in Mexico, where he joined a crew preparing walls and mixing paint for famous muralist Diego Rivera.
• Artist Quote: “I believe that every artist whatever his racial or national identity should interpret his life experience and beliefs in his own individual manner.”
• Important Artwork (shown below): Mutiny (from Amistad Murals), 1939.

Related Links:

• Learn more about the artist Hale Woodruff
• An interview with Hale Woodruff
• Discover your favorite artists at Park West Gallery