#edward biberman

[lascitasdelashoras]

Edward Biberman, Conspiracy, about 1955

[feminineforms]

"Lena Horne" (1947) by Edward Biberman

Singer and actress Lena Horne helped break the color barrier in mainstream popular culture in the mid-twentieth century, beginning her stage career in the chorus at Harlem’s Cotton Club in 1933, where Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway mentored her. In 1942 Hollywood beckoned, but her roles were often musical cameos that southern theaters could cut; Horne once said that Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky were the only films “in which I played a character who was involved in the plot.” She became Hollywood’s highest-paid African American actor, and her renditions of “Stormy Weather” and “Just One of Those Things” were considered classics. During this time, Horne also became a vocal spokesperson for civil rights. She also continued to enjoy a successful nightclub and recording career, and triumphed in the 1980s with her one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.

[20thcenturyartgallery]

Girl with Flower

Artist: Edward Biberman (American, 1904-1986)

Date: 1928

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

[livingtrophies]

[oncanvas]

Wilshire-Coronado Corner, Edward Biberman, 1938

Oil on canvas 23 x 28 in. (58.4 x 71.1 cm)

[jeannepompadour]

Portrait of Lena Horne by Edward Biberman, 1947

[frenchcurious]

Edward Biberman (1904-1986) sans titre c.1930 - Heritage Auctions.

[igormag]

Edward Biberman (1904-1986), Girl with Flower, 1928.

oil on canvas, 28 13/16 x 23 9/16 inches