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TWO AFRICAN WOMEN, Eldzier Cortor, 1942

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FIGURE/ASSEMBLAGE I, Eldzier Cortor, circa late 1950s to early 1960s

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2021-12-05

TWO AFRICAN WOMEN, Eldzier Cortor, 1942

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STILL-LIFE: PAST REVISITED, Eldzier Cortor, 1973

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2021-03-20

TWO AFRICAN WOMEN, Eldzier Cortor, 1942

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2021-03-16

The Couple (1948)

Oil painting by Chicago painter and printmaker Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015). Cortor was one of the most prominent visual artists of the Chicago Black Renaissance and was closely involved with the South Side Community Art Center.

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2021-02-09

Eldzier Cortor was an & born in 1916. He typically painted elongated nude figures which were influenced by European & African art.

Photo credit: , "Still-Life: Past Revisited" by 1973.

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2021-01-11

Art Heaven: Happy birthday to African-American artist and printmaker Eldzier Cortor (January 10, 1916 – November 26, 2015)

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2021-01-11

"The idea is to get someone to pause for awhile ..."

Eldzier Cortor
1916

Classical Study No 36 1979
Classical Study No 37 1979
Tableau II
The Room 1949

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2021-01-10

FIGURE/ASSEMBLAGE I, Eldzier Cortor, circa late 1950s to early 1960s

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FIGURE COMPOSITION NO. II, Eldzier Cortor, 1982

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Untitled,, c. 1970, Eldzier Cortor⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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2020-03-06

Cortor, Untitled, 1970.

Artists Eldzier Cortor and Gus Nall were other Chicago based artists that were greatly influential to Motley. Cortor was known for his nude paintings of Black women. He wanted to show the strength that a Black woman possesses.

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THURSDAY—What do Gertrude Abercrombie, Eldzier Cortor, & Dorothea Tanning have in common? Each fantastic painter has work in 's “A Home for Surrealism," an exhibition opening 6/7. https://t.co/SDKiN4p0nm

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