Gus Nall was an American painter during the mid-20th century in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
10 Facts About Gus Nall
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Gus Nall was an African-American painter born in Chicago, Illinois in 1919.
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Gus Nall was married to Thelma Nall at the age of twenty-one.
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Gus Nall was a notable artist during the 1950s and 60s, known for his modernist representation of African Americans.
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Gus Nall studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and as well as in Paris.
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Gus Nall's work consisted of elongated human figures influenced by Cubist and Expressionist styles of painting, and African art.
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Gus Nall was influenced by Archibald Motley and Eldzier Cortor, who were fellow artists from Chicago.
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Gus Nall's work allowed him to become a role model to fellow painters as well as those interested in his life as an artist.
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Gus Nall had an inspiring effect on the life of fellow artist and writer Clarence Major who looked up to him.
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Gus Nall's painting "Lincoln Speaks to Freedmen on the Steps of the Capital at Richmond" is on permanent exhibit in the DuSable Museum of African American History.