STANLEY WHITNEY "CANARY GRID" ETCHING, 2017 Frank Stella Hyena Stomp 7"H 7"W (tile)

7"H 7"W (tile)

Prince has worked in a variety of formats over the course of his career

Capturing subject matter from the local social and cultural milieu

Paris and New York

This fantastical drawing is realized in a candied palette of cherry red

STANLEY WHITNEY "CANARY GRID" ETCHING, 2017 Frank Stella Hyena Stomp 7"H 7"W (tile)Stanley Whitney (b. 1946) is a contemporary African American abstract painter known for his signature composition of loose grids in saturated colors. He holds an MFA from Yale University and has been a Professor of drawing and painting at Temple University for over three decades. Early on as an artist, Whitney rejected pressure as a Black artist to create (figurative) art related to race and culture. He ultimately created a unique space for himself