Kerry James Marshall (born October 17, 1955) is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures. He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. … See more

Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1997. He was a professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago in the School of Art and … See more

Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self (1980)
The painting Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self (1980) was a departure for … See more

• Silence is Golden (1986), Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
• When Frustration Threatens Desire (1990), Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland
• Voyager (1992), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. See more

Marshall was born October 17, 1955, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised in Birmingham and later in Los Angeles, California. He is the … See more

Marshall's childhood time spent in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, where the Black Power and Civil Rights movements … See more

Marshall has staged several solo shows and exhibitions at museums and galleries in the United States and internationally. His solo shows include Kerry James Marshall, Telling Stories: Selected Paintings (1994-1995), originating at the Museum of … See more