Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) was an American muralist, illustrator and painter.
Also recorded as The father of Black American art.
Overview
Born at Topeka in 1899, died at Nashville in 1979.
In detail
Aaron Douglas studied at Topeka High School, University of Kansas and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. training under Winold Reiss is recorded.
The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are allegory, figure, genre art and history. The authority associates the name with Harlem Renaissance and cubism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Chicago, Greensboro and Nashville. Employment is recorded with Fisk University and Works Progress Administration. Membership is recorded of Harlem Artists Guild.
Works named in the authority record are Aspects of Negro Life.
Work by Aaron Douglas is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, George and Joyce Wein Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Distinctions recorded are fellowship award.
Sources
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“Aaron Douglas (artist)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q4661979: Aaron Douglas
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