Aaron Douglas
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Aaron Douglas was a pioneering African American painter and illustrator whose work became central to the visual identity of the Harlem Renaissance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aaron Douglas canonical | 9 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American artist
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee
|
| birthDate | 1899-05-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Topeka, Kansas
ⓘ
surface form:
Topeka, Kansas, United States
|
| contributedTo | visual identity of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-02-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| educatedAt |
Teachers College, Columbia University
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surface form:
Columbia University Teachers College
University of Kansas ⓘ University of Nebraska–Lincoln ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas ⓘ |
| field |
graphic art
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illustration ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
African American history in art
ⓘ
historical painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Aaron ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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Ancient Egyptian art ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian art
Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Harlem Renaissance writers
Winold Reiss ⓘ |
| knownFor |
illustrations central to the visual identity of the Harlem Renaissance
ⓘ
murals depicting African and African American history ⓘ pioneering African American modernist painting ⓘ use of silhouetted figures and geometric forms ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| name | Aaron Douglas self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aspects of Negro Life (mural series)
ⓘ
Illustrations for Crisis magazine ⓘ Illustrations for Opportunity magazine ⓘ The New Negro (anthology) ⓘ
surface form:
Illustrations for The New Negro
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| occupation |
art educator
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illustrator ⓘ muralist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding chair of the art department at Fisk University ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
|
| style |
Art Deco–influenced style
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modernism ⓘ synthetic cubism influences ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of Harlem Renaissance visual culture ⓘ |
| workedAt | Fisk University ⓘ |
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