Ernest Crichlow, distinguished African American master, needs no introduction — especially with colleagues such as Romare Bearden, Norman Lewis, Jacob Lawrence and Charles Alston. In 1930 Ernest Crichlow joined the Harlem Artists Guild under the tutelage of Augusta Savage. He began exploring the field of fine art and integrating personal, social, and communal commentary into his work. This was a brisk change since his formal training was in illustration at New York University and the Arts Student League. “Highlights of his long career include a one man show as guest artist at the Afro-American Artists Museum in Philadelphia in 1969 and exhibitions at the Boston Museum of Fine Art, Newark Museum, New York World’s Fair and the Institute of Modern Art, Boston. He was one of 10 Black Artists from the National Conference of Artists honored at the White House during the Carter Administration.”