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Dox Thrash
1893-03-22 – 1965-04-19
Life & Legacy
Dox Thrash (1893–1965) was an African-American artist who was famed as a skilled draftsman, master printmaker, and painter and as the co-inventor of the Carborundum printmaking process. The subject of his artwork was African American life. He served as a printmaker with the W.P.A. at the Fine Print Workshop of Philadelphia. The artist spent much of his career living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Occupation & Career
painter, printmaker, sculptor, artist
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5303677 — wikidata View source
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