Aaron Douglas (1898-1979) was the Harlem Renaissance artist whose work best exemplified the ‘New Negro’ philosophy. He painted murals for public buildings and produced illustrations and cover designs for many black publications including The Crisis and Opportunity. In 1940 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he founded the Art Department at Fisk University and tought for twenty nine years.
(Source: lovesupreme87, via purpleskyyys)
-
lesterblackmon reblogged this from lovesupreme87
-
dyrtybitch reblogged this from feministhistorian
-
dreams-from-my-father liked this
-
mistergavroche liked this
-
xtremecaffeine reblogged this from feministhistorian
-
andweareallgoing reblogged this from leong-cat
-
darbonise liked this
-
leong-cat reblogged this from theangrymonkeyshow
-
lololiinthegap liked this
-
morbiddork liked this
-
christinenotchristina reblogged this from autumnsdaily
-
christinenotchristina liked this
-
withmyafropuff reblogged this from autumnsdaily and added:
His work was the first art of the Harlem Renaissance that I was introduced to. Love the messages in his pieces.
-
autumnsdaily reblogged this from tumblemesoftly
-
justjahna reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry
-
athinkinganimal liked this
-
yoctavias reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry
-
madonnawhorereject reblogged this from sloaneamelia
-
elle-elle-jay liked this
-
fairytalesandfrills liked this
-
licclemore reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry
-
licclemore liked this
-
gooddecisionashley liked this
-
nthngless liked this
-
benjamoney liked this
-
skrowcee liked this
-
itoodreamincolorandrhyme reblogged this from dollface-galactica
-
donte reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry and added:
I love his work. Need to get a print or two.
-
donte liked this
-
indiegoespop liked this
-
cazalsandguccilinks reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry
-
dildosaggins liked this
-
corinspired liked this
-
thiswasallabigmistake liked this
-
thesecondguest liked this
-
davidanthonyart liked this
-
postmodernismruinedme liked this
-
supershrug liked this
-
sibiriens liked this
-
gruesomecraft liked this
-
missturman liked this
-
nagromthewicked liked this
-
theowlintheolivetree liked this
-
theentirepopulationofafrica liked this
-
gottastaycalm reblogged this from tempestpaige
-
the-lonely-one-trick-pony liked this
-
tempestpaige reblogged this from feministhistorian
-
benotdeceived liked this
-
salinepoisoninjectme liked this
-
marcushamilton reblogged this from rachelstewartjewelry
- Show more notes