Charles Sheeler | |
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 Charles Sheeler standing next to a window. c. 1910. | |
| Born | July 16, 1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | May 7, 1965 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Modern art, Photography |
| Movement | Precisionism, American Modernism |
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand. Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art.