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Beni E. KoshUntitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)c. 1960
c. 1960
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Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
watecolor and gouache on paper, 1960
Unsigned
Beni Kosh estate stamp No. 717 verso, unsigned.
(see photo)
Condition: Minor condition issues
minor folds
Not objectionable
Image/Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 24 inches
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Bingham Vance, Shaker Heights, Ohio
“An African-American born Charles E. Harris, the name under which he painted until the early 1960s when he took the name of Kosh. His paintings span the period 1949-71, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in Cleveland Ohio. He changed his name in the 1960’s, which translates to “Son of Ethiopia”. He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists’ “Sho-nuff Art Group” and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. His paintings span from 1949 – 1971, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects, which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only “rediscovered” literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.”
(Courtesy Pennsylvania Art Conservatory
“The outsider artist Beni Kosh, largely self-trained, born as Charles Harris in Cleveland in 1917, who was heavily influenced by Cubism and Surrealism. In honor of his friendship with the late Armond Cohen, former rabbi at Park Synagogue, Harris late in life adopted a Hebrew name that can be translated as "my son is black" or "son of
Ethiopia."
Courtesy Cleveland
- Creator:Beni E. Kosh (1917 - 1993, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1960
- Dimensions:Height: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Condition:Minor condition issues, minor folds and tears. Does not affect the overall image. Not objectionable.
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:
Beni E. Kosh
Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 1960’s, he legally changed his name to Beni E. Kosh or “Son Of Ethiopia”. He was a student of Cleveland artist Paul Travis at the Cleveland Institute of Art and later connected to the “Sho Nuff Art Group”, a group of African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist group. Kosh scarcely ever exhibited or sold his work. It was not until the end of his life that his works were “rediscovered” and amassed recognition. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920 – 1970 and included in exhibitions at the Cleveland State University and the Butler Institute of American Art. The artist died in 1993.
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