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

Everett Shinn (1876 - 1953)
Everett Shinn
1876 - 1953
Reginald Marsh (1898 - 1954)
Reginald Marsh
1898 - 1954
James Jebusa Shannon (1862 - 1923)
James Jebusa Shannon
1862 - 1923
Jay DeFeo (1929 - 1989)
Jay DeFeo
1929 - 1989
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770 - 1852)
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1770 - 1852
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)
Theodor Seuss Geisel
1904 - 1991
Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780 - 1834)
Lewis David de Schweinitz
1780 - 1834
Donald De Lue (1897 - 1988)
Donald De Lue
1897 - 1988
Alberto Rizzo (1931 - 2004)
Alberto Rizzo
1931 - 2004
Henry Darger (1892 - 1973)
Henry Darger
1892 - 1973
David Losavio (1993)
David Losavio
1993
Ho Baron (1941)
Ho Baron
1941
Chris Martin (1954)
Chris Martin
1954
Patrick Demarchelier (1943 - 2022)
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
Lee Oscar Lawrie (1877 - 1963)
Lee Oscar Lawrie
1877 - 1963
Leonard Baskin (1922 - 2000)
Leonard Baskin
1922 - 2000

Creators Art Deco

Georg Mattes (1874 - 1942)
Georg Mattes
1874 - 1942
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
Pierre Langlade (1907 - 1972)
Pierre Langlade
1907 - 1972
James Rosenquist (1933 - 2017)
James Rosenquist
1933 - 2017
Christian Peschke (1946 - 2017)
Christian Peschke
1946 - 2017
Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
Poul Havgaard (1936 - 2011)
Poul Havgaard
1936 - 2011
Plinio Colombi (1873 - 1951)
Plinio Colombi
1873 - 1951
T. Lux Feininger (1910 - 2011)
T. Lux Feininger
1910 - 2011
Beate Kuhn (1927 - 2015)
Beate Kuhn
1927 - 2015
Karl Otto Matthaei (1863 - 1931)
Karl Otto Matthaei
1863 - 1931
Maria Fuss (1907 - 1979)
Maria Fuss
1907 - 1979
Frank Heyman (1880 - 1945)
Frank Heyman
1880 - 1945
Shiy De-jinn (1923 - 1981)
Shiy De-jinn
1923 - 1981
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Carl Walter Liner (1914 - 1997)
Carl Walter Liner
1914 - 1997
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