Aaron Douglas (1899 - 1979) - photo 1

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas is an African-American American artist of the so-called "Jazz Age". One of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance.

Aaron Douglas engaged in monumental and social painting, fought against racial inequality in the USA with his art, is also known as illustrator, decorator and teacher, who taught painting at US universities. In 1944 he finished his career as an artist by founding the painting department at the University of Nashville, Tennessee, where he taught until 1966. He was a major influence on African American fine art in the first half of the twentieth century. He worked in the Art Deco and Modernist styles.

Date and place of birt:26 may 1899, Topeka, USA
Date and place of death:2 february 1979, Nashville, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Illustrator, Painter
Art school / group:Haarlem School
Genre:Figurative art
Art style:Art Deco, Modern art

Creators USA

Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835 - 1907)
Thomas Satterwhite Noble
1835 - 1907
Dave Deany (1970)
Dave Deany
1970
John Seward Johnson II (1930 - 2020)
John Seward Johnson II
1930 - 2020
Marcus Brutus (1991)
Marcus Brutus
1991
Gilbert Munger (1837 - 1903)
Gilbert Munger
1837 - 1903
Walton Ford (1960)
Walton Ford
1960
Dody Weston Thompson (1923 - 2012)
Dody Weston Thompson
1923 - 2012
Sheila Hicks (1934)
Sheila Hicks
1934
Ho Baron (1941)
Ho Baron
1941
Herman Rose (Rappaport) (1909 - 2007)
Herman Rose (Rappaport)
1909 - 2007
John Frederick Kensett (1816 - 1872)
John Frederick Kensett
1816 - 1872
Shepard Fairey (1970)
Shepard Fairey
1970
Hugh Henry Breckenridge (1870 - 1937)
Hugh Henry Breckenridge
1870 - 1937
Birge Harrison (1854 - 1929)
Birge Harrison
1854 - 1929
Edward Harrison May (1824 - 1887)
Edward Harrison May
1824 - 1887
Carl Newman (1858 - 1932)
Carl Newman
1858 - 1932

Creators Art Deco

Elsie Henderson (1880 - 1967)
Elsie Henderson
1880 - 1967
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Kurt Edzard (1890 - 1972)
Kurt Edzard
1890 - 1972
Tommi Anton Parzinger (1903 - 1981)
Tommi Anton Parzinger
1903 - 1981
Enrico Mazzolani (1876 - 1968)
Enrico Mazzolani
1876 - 1968
Abdallah Benanteur (1931 - 2017)
Abdallah Benanteur
1931 - 2017
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns (1881 - 1980)
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns
1881 - 1980
Karl Hofer (1878 - 1955)
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
Olaf Helliesen Lange (1875 - 1965)
Olaf Helliesen Lange
1875 - 1965
Ida Gerhardi (1862 - 1927)
Ida Gerhardi
1862 - 1927
Ernesto de Fiori (1884 - 1945)
Ernesto de Fiori
1884 - 1945
Hans Guradze (1861 - 1922)
Hans Guradze
1861 - 1922
Rudolph Wilde (1868 - 1938)
Rudolph Wilde
1868 - 1938
Fernand Lantoine (1876 - 1956)
Fernand Lantoine
1876 - 1956
Harald Giersing (1881 - 1927)
Harald Giersing
1881 - 1927
Edgar Bertram Mackennal (1863 - 1931)
Edgar Bertram Mackennal
1863 - 1931