Charles White's 'Harriet And The Wanted Poster Series # 17'
Charles White Paintings Response Essay
In Charles White’s “Harriet” and “The Wanted Poster Series #17”, each of the two paintings hold a specific significance to it. They both represent the important idea of freedom for the miserable African American slaves amongst the cruel society of the whites. For this reason, I feel that the two paintings have a particular connection as if one would lead to the other. In the painting “The Wanted Poster Series #17”, each feature in the art piece represents an important factor of slavery. It first includes an African American mother with her poor child getting sold off as slaves. The background shows a picture of the American flag and a bird which would both represent as freedom. Therefore, not only are
In Charles White’s “Harriet” and “The Wanted Poster Series #17”, each of the two paintings hold a specific significance to it. They both represent the important idea of freedom for the miserable African American slaves amongst the cruel society of the whites. For this reason, I feel that the two paintings have a particular connection as if one would lead to the other. In the painting “The Wanted Poster Series #17”, each feature in the art piece represents an important factor of slavery. It first includes an African American mother with her poor child getting sold off as slaves. The background shows a picture of the American flag and a bird which would both represent as freedom. Therefore, not only are