Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Horace Pippin
Born: February 22, 1888
Died: July 6, 1946 (aged 58)
Bio: Horace Pippin was a self-taught African-American painter. The injustice of slavery and American segregation figure prominently in many of his works.
Known for:
- Naïve art
- Expressionism
- Harlem Renaissance
- Social realism