George Hunt was an artist with a "gift" for seeing things differently than most people. Born in 1940 in rural Lake Charles, Louisiana. George was delivered into the world in a sugarcane field by the hands of his great grandmother. His single mother, grandmother, and great grandmother reared him. In 1960, Hunt earned his BA dress from University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In the early sixties, he studied under Hale Woodruff. "Ive always liked Picasso's work," says George Hunt. He was also inspired by the work of Romare Bearden, Charles Alston, and Modigliani. The person he felt had the most impact on his work although informally, was Dewitt Jordan. George Hunt passed away December of 2020.
Most of his work was influenced by African American experiences in the South.
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Most of his work was influenced by African American experiences in the South.
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