Horace Pippin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Horace Pippin
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1888(1888-02-22)
Age	136
Date Of Death	1946-07-06
Birthplace	West Chester
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aquarius

Horace Pippin Biography

Horace Pippin is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on February 22, 1888 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. American painter, who made work that reflected the injustices of slavery and American segregation. His most popular paintings are the Domino Players of 1943 and Self-portrait of 1941.

Like him, John Wesley Harick was an African-American painter., an African- American painter, was like him.

He grew up in Goshen New York with his family.

Horace Pippin Net Worth

Horace Pippin is one of the richest Painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Horace Pippin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was segregated schooled until he was fifteen years old, and then he worked as a porter in a hotel and as a peddler of used clothing.

During World War I, he was a member of the 369th Infantry in Europe.

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Who is Horace Pippin Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Horace Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Horace Pippin celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

How was Horace Pippin wounded?

Pippin Injured After 14 months in combat (October 1918), Horace Pippin was hit by a German sniper.

Why was Horace Pippin important?

Pippin’s rise to fame directly paralleled the folk art revival of the 1930s. Entirely self-taught, he painted in a nonacademic, linear style that was characterized by a powerful sense of design and expressive use of color. His works are decorative and highly stylized.

How did Horace Pippin paint?

At the age of forty Pippin found a way—even with his crippled right hand—to draw on wood using a hot poker. He made many burnt-wood art panels. Pippin decided to try painting with oil. He used his “good” left hand to guide his crippled right hand, which held the paintbrush, across the canvas.

How old was Horace Pippin when he died?

58 years (1888–1946)

Which artist that even being crippled in old age has still been able to

paint more than 6000 paintings?

Matisse adapted his artistic methods to suit his life in a wheelchair. He started making artwork out of coloured paper shapes.