Curated OER
Picture This: People Getting Along Together
Students analyze various mosaic murals by the artist Charles Alston. They view and discuss ways to show a family of people, how art expresses relationships between people, and create a painting that demonstrates how people get along with...
Other
The Walter O. Evans Collection: African American Art
This resource provides different examples of African Art, including some created by Charles Alston.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Jacob Lawrence
Read this student article that portrays Jacob Lawrence as "the first African American artist to cross over the 'color line' and exhibit his work in galleries and museums previously only showing the works of white artists."
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Charles Alston
Biographical account covers the life and career of Charles Alston, African-American painter and sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance.