Charles Sheeler

Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler standing next to a window. c. 1910.
Born(1883-07-16)July 16, 1883
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMay 7, 1965(1965-05-07) (aged 81)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, US
Known forModern art, Photography
MovementPrecisionism, American Modernism

Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand. Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art.

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