Horace Pippin

Horace Pippin (February 22, 1888 – July 6, 1946) was a self-taught American artiste who painted a range of themes, including scenes inspired by his support in World War I, landscapes, portraits, and biblical subjects. Some of his best-known works address the U.S.'s archives of slavery and racial segregation. He was the first Black performer to be the subject of a monograph, Selden Rodman's Horace Pippin, A Negro Painter in America (1947), and the New York Times eulogized him as the "most important Negro painter" in American history. He is buried at Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. A Pennsylvania State historical Marker at 327 Gay Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania identifies his home at the times of his death and commemorates his accomplishments.