Art in Transition: North in South
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Carolina Apollo |
What came south as a result of the migration was a mixed
bag of information. Some people came back disillusioned with the restictions
imposed on them in the North. But there were many stories and pictures
romanticizing the life of a cosmopolitan Northerner. In addition to the
image of the North that many people embraced, there were also many artists
who traveled north for academic training. One of the most prominent of
these people is the Gullah artist Jonathan Green.
The facing picture of the "Carolina Apollo" is only one example of how the North has influenced southern artists. The artist, Charlie DeSaussure is an untrained artist from Charleston, S.C., who has never traveled to Harlem. Many of his paintings reflect an urban scene through a southern aesthetic. The vibrant yellows and blues are indictive of Carolina art, yet here the subject matter is a Northern attraction. |
