When I was a student at the Corcoran from 1993 - 1997,I used charcoal art supply often. I do not recall using this material in the 1980s.
"Charcoal is a black crumbly drawing material made of carbon and often used for sketching and under-drawing for paintings, although can also be used to create more finished drawings. "
I attended Corcoran from 1993-1997. I graduated in 1997. Years later, I donated the charcoal drawing shown in the above photo. Additionally, I gave away the clothing articles and jewelry shown in the photo above.
“Did you ever have something to say and feel as if the whole side of the wall wouldn’t be big enough to say it on, and then sit down on the floor and try to get it onto a sheet of charcoal paper?” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe
“I use charcoal a lot. Partly because it has such a fantastic range but also because it is very easy to erase. For me, drawing is a lot to do with taking out, with returning to the white of the paper.” ~ John Berger