Dr. Charles Smith Receives Intuit's 2023 Visionary Award (FULL SPEECH)

On June 2, 2023, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art and Ball Chair Lionel Rabb awarded the 2023 Visionary Award to Dr. Charles Smith at the Visionary Ball at the House of Blues.
A preacher, activist, Vietnam veteran and divinely-inspired artist, Dr. Charles Smith has a body of work encompassing thousands of sculptures depicting the tragedies and triumphs of the African-American experience. His work, many of which are gifts for his communities, challenges conventional notions of what art is and where it’s expected to be found. He uses the adopted title “Doctor” to communicate the elevated level of wisdom garnered from his life experiences and work.
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