DETROIT – Legendary Detroit artist Charles McGee passed away Thursday at the age of 96, the Kresge Foundation announced.
He celebrates perpetual motion in way that’s befitting for an iconic artist of a city that put the nation on wheels and in motion.
An American artist of international renown, he made Detroit his home and the city his own.
And in 2019, his then 45-year-old 60-foot-by-40-foot mural on the east-facing side of what is now the Detroit Foundation Hotel at 234 W. Larned was restored to dramatic effect.
The Detroit Institute of Arts also released a statement:AdThe Detroit Institute of Arts joins the Detroit community in celebrating the life of artist Charles McGee, who passed away yesterday at the age of 96.