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Beni E. Kosh Figurative Paintings

American, 1917-1993
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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Artist: Beni E. Kosh
Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting

Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting

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Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Meditation on African Sculpture, 1957 Oil on found wood panel Signed and dated lower left 20 x 15 inches Charles Elmer Harris...

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20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist

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Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Untitled Oil on canvas board Estate stamped #611 verso 24 x 18 inches Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Oh...

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