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Rex Goreleigh

1902–1986

United States

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Russell "Rex" Gordon Goreleigh (1902 – 1986) was an African American painter, printmaker, and arts educator. Goreleigh taught arts classes for the Works Progress Administration, and was active in the arts communities of Chicago, New York City, and Princeton, New Jersey. Much of his work depicts the African American experience.

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