Art, Race, and Culture Through the Eyes of CharlesJosephHenri Cordier and Andy Warhol

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Art, Race, and Culture Through the Eyes
ofCharles-Joseph-Henri Cordier andAndy Warhol

• (Idealism vs Realism)
• Inspired by the Rhode Island School of Design
  Museum Collection

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Venus de Milo, Hellenic Period, 150-50 B.C. a
work of art revered throughout the world, which
demonstrates the culture and creativity of the
Ancient Greeks .
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African Venus, 1851, by Cordier
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The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1485-86
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Although his style reinforces romantic
stereotypes of exotic cultures, Cordier conveyed
authenticity in his heads of African men and
women.
Cover for Baltimore, MD, Walters Art Museum
Catalogue
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Cordier was appointed ethnographic sculptor for
the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Bronze Bust Said Abdullah of the Darfur Tribe,
by Cordier
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There he set out to demonstrate that all races
possessed their own unique beauty rivaling that
of classical antiquity.
Detail
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Examples of NEO CLASSICAL sculpture from
classical antiquity
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Bust of A Sudanese Man, by Cordier
Detail
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Bust of a Negress by Cordier
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Warhols Campbells Soup Cans, 1962, Museum of
Modern Art, NY, NY
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Warhols series of four race riot works
consists of the repetitive use of three press
photos by Charles Moore that appeared in the May
17, 1963 issue of Life magazine. The magazine
article was the use of police dogs by Sheriff
Bull OConnor during a civil rights protest in
Montgomery, Alabama.
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Warhols race riot works explored the dark side
of American culture.
Warhols Race Riot 1964 RISD Museum Collection
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The image of the Race Riot was, while not an
image of death per se, a provocative and powerful
image of a peculiarly American form of violence,
segregation and political oppression. 
Mustard Race Riot, 1963
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Red Race Riot, 1963
Warhols technical contribution was screen
printing directly onto canvas. Screen printing
is a commercial printing process.
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Painting with mass media printing techniques
brought into question the value of original as
opposed to commercial works of art.
Birmingham Race Riot, 1964
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How is Shepard Faireys use of Mannie Garcias
photo for his famous Obama poster similar to the
Andy Warhol Race Riot paintings? What does it
say about the value of original vs commercial
works of art?
(AP Photo/Mannie Garcia/Shepard Fairey)