Sun January 18, 2015
Robert Henri's California Portraits: Realism, Race, and Region, 1914-1925
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A leading figure in the Ashcan school of American realism in the early 20th century, Robert Henri traveled to California three times and painted its inhabitants. He often focused on Native American Indians, African-Americans, and newly arrived immigrants from China and Mexico, who comprised a significant portion of California’s working class at the time. Driven by rising concerns about race and democratic representation in California, Henri was compelled to represent these working class individuals of various ethnic backgrounds in his portraits and believed his art countered the discriminatory legislation of the time.
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A leading figure in the Ashcan school of American realism in the early 20th century, Robert Henri traveled to California three times and painted its inhabitants. He often focused on Native American Indians, African-Americans, and newly arrived immigrants from China and Mexico, who comprised a significant portion of California’s working class at the time. Driven by rising concerns about race and democratic representation in California, Henri was compelled to represent these working class individuals of various ethnic backgrounds in his portraits and believed his art countered the discriminatory legislation of the time.
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110 S Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
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