An introduction to the life and work of Allan Rohan Crite.
Join Boston Athenæum Docent Phoebe Morse for an introduction to the life and work of Allan Rohan Crite. The tour will discuss how Crite's use of vivid colors, painterly lines, and attention on recognizable places and people create dynamic views of everyday life. Explore several of Crite's paintings and drawings to discover how his images of his neighbors in Boston's predominantly Black South End and Roxbury neighborhoods in the 1930s and 1940s earned him national recognition and a reputation as an astute biographer.
[Image: Allan Rohan Crite, Harriet and Leon, 1941. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Boston Athenaeum, Gift of the artist, 1971.]
2021/04/20 - 2021/04/20
Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108
Auto-generated captions are available for this program. To request live captioning or other accommodations, please contact Hannah Weisman at weisman@bostonathenaeum.org or 617-720-7617 at least four business days before the tour.