Eldzier Cortor

Eldzier Cortor
Eldzier Cortor, 1959
Born(1916-01-10)January 10, 1916
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 99)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
EducationArt Institute of Chicago
Known forPaintings of African-American women

Eldzier Cortor (January 10, 1916 – November 26, 2015) was an African-American artist and printmaker. His work typically features elongated nude figures in intimate settings,[1] influenced by both traditional African art and European surrealism.[2][3] Cortor is known for his style of realism that makes accurate depictions of poor, Black living conditions look fantastic as he distorts perspective.[4]

  1. ^ Jack Salzman, Cornel West, Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history, Volume 2, Macmillan Library Reference, 1996, p. 663.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Randy (28 November 2015). "Black Artists and the March Into the Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Winter, Damon; Laffin, Ben; Kang, Soo-Jeong (29 November 2015). "Painting the 20th Century" (Video). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Mileaf, Janine (2013-02-01), "Captured Things", On Writing with Photography, University of Minnesota Press, pp. 69–93, doi:10.5749/minnesota/9780816674695.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-8166-7469-5, retrieved 2020-11-15