Often inspired by music, Felrath Hines balanced vibrant colors, subtle colors, form and line which resulted in its own poetry. In the 80's and 90's, the unmasked, hand-painted edges of the colored areas took on an extreme importance. Between each color, Hines left the finest line of unpainted canvas to create a visual frisson.
Private Collection
Collection of Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Collection of David C. Driskell Center
Private Collection
Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art
Collection of University of Maryland
Private Collection
Collection of Ackland Museum
After his retirement in 1984, Felrath Hines celebrated this freedom to paint with prolific results. Colors became vibrant, with strong geometric elements.
Private Collection
Collection of Ackland Museum
Collection of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries
Collection of National Museum of African American History and Culture
Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
Private Collection
Private Collection
Private Collection
Collection of Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
Private Collection
Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
Collection of Sheldon Museum of Art
Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art
Private Collection
Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
Collection of Nasher Museum of Art
Collection of University Museums, Delaware
Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
Collection of Indiana State Museum
Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum
In the 1970's, Felrath Hines continued to explore abstract relationships of light, line, colour and shapes often inspired by nature.
Estate of Felrath Hines
Estate of Felrath Hines
Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum
Collection of Ackland Museum
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collection of Nasher Museum of Art
Collection of Indiana University Art Museum
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collection of National Museum of African American History and Culture
Collection of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries
Collection of Ackland Museum
Private Collection
Private Collection
Collection of Peabody Essex Museum
Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum
Private Collection
Estate of Felrath Hines
Collection of Ackland Museum
Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art
Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
Estate of Felrath Hines
Collection of Flint Institute of Arts
Collection of Flint Institute of Arts
In the 50's, Felrath HInes experimented with cubism then devoted himself to abstract expressionism.
Collection of David C. Driskell Center
Estate of Felrath Hines
Estate of Felrath Hines
Collection of Indiana State Museum
Collection of Flint Institute of Arts
Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art
David C. Driskell Center
Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art
Estate of Felrath Hines
Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
