Bernard Childs was an American artist born in 1910 with a career spanning almost four decades. His works started after returning from the Second World War, having spent three years in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater. In the 1950s, he went to Italy to focus on his career as an artist, meeting fellow artists who would figure greatly in his life.

His works are rooted in his travels, characterized as abstract and figurative. As the decades went by, Childs’ works evolved as if through chapters. In the 1950s, his works were searches for an atmospheric light, with some subtle transitions between natural and urban landscapes. Later, he began experimenting with different media to create different textures, using sand, carborundum, and even brick dust. His works evolved around geometric shapes, with a unique sense of layering that makes for faceted discoveries. By the 1970s, he started to dwell on light and color; though his career briefly paused in 1978 when he suffered a stroke. He would resume his work until his death at age 74 in 1985.

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