Dox Thrash: Black Life and the Carborundum Mezzotint travels to the
Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Years before the civil Rights
Movement forced white Americans to see the disparities between white
and black America, Dox Thrash brought to the nation an inside look at
African American life. Born in rural Georgia, resident in Chicago and
Philadelphia, a member of the New Negro Movement, and active in the
Depression-era WPA, Thrash tapped a rich vein of black heritage in his
art. His invention of the carborundum printing method greatly
facilitated his portrayal of African Americans in a readily accessible
medium. Easily disseminated, Thrash’s imagery reached audiences
across the nation’s racial divide.
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