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.
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Artist: Beni E. Kosh
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
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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20th Century American Modern Beni E. Kosh Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
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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1950s Modern Beni E. Kosh Figurative Paintings
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Oil
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