▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁large ▁sculpt ures ▁including ▁War rior ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁Fre edom ' s ▁Gate ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁which ▁were ▁between ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁feet ▁tall . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Kath le en ▁Sp ic er . ▁ ▁Notable ▁exhib itions ▁ ▁New ▁Black ▁Art ists ▁ ▁Charles ▁S ear les ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁exhib it ▁" New ▁Black ▁Art ists " ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁view ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Museum ▁from ▁October ▁ 7 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁It ▁included ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 9 ▁works , ▁ 3 0 ▁paint ings ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁sculpt ures , ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁artists : ▁Ell sw orth ▁Aus by , ▁Cl iff ord ▁E ub anks , ▁Jr ., ▁Hugh ▁Har rell , ▁William ▁J . ▁How ell , ▁Ton nie ▁Jones , ▁Charles ▁McG ee , ▁Ted ▁Mo ody , ▁Joseph ▁Over street , ▁Anderson ▁J . ▁P ig att , ▁Daniel ▁Press ley , ▁Charles ▁S ear les ▁and ▁Erik ▁W . ▁A . ▁Steph enson . ▁The ▁exhib it ▁was ▁then ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University