We Have Been Believers

1949

Charles White

Associated Names
Charles White

Artist, American, 1918 - 1979

Robert Blackburn

Printer, American, 1920 - 2003

The artwork "We Have Been Believers" by Charles White depicts two figures closely positioned together. The composition is focused on their faces, which dominate the image. Both figures have pronounced facial features with large eyes. The male figure on the left has his hand resting against his chin, with short hair, while the female figure on the right has textured hair. The shading highlights the contours of their faces. The woman is wearing a garment with a patterned collar. The background is plain, emphasizing the figures and their expressions.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 96.

Bibliography

1981

  • Gedeon, Lucinda Heyel. Introduction to the Work of Charles W. White with a Catalogue Raisonné. MA thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1981, no. Ea8.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "We·Have·Been·Believers"; lower right in graphite: Charles·White '49; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: mat for Mrs. Steigman; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: mat only [underlined] 18 [crossed out text] x / 20 1/4 [undeciphered]; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Carmen Rodrig

Wikidata ID

Q76440509

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