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Douglas, Aaron (American painter and muralist, 1899-1979)
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Note: Douglas was the leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first African-American artist to include African artifacts in his work as a way to demonstrate the continuity of African culture despite slavery. |
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African American |
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artist (preferred) |
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painter |
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muralist |
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illustrator |
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etcher |
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graphic artist |
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advertising artist |
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watercolorist |
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decorative painter |
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manufacturer |
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pastelist |
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draftsman |
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pen draftsman |
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author |
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lecturer |
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art critic |
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professor |
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printmaker |
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Despiau, Charles |
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(French sculptor, 1874-1946) [500115511] |
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Friesz, Othon |
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(French painter, 1879-1949) [500031339] |
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Reiss, Winold |
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(American painter and architect, 1886-1953) [500012600] |
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Waroquier, Henry de |
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(French painter, engraver, and sculptor, 1881-1970) [500004842] |
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Biographies:
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(American painter and muralist, 1899-1979) ..... [BHA Preferred]
(American painter, 1899-1979) ..... [Grove Art]
(artist) ..... [GRL]
(American painter, illustrator, 1899-1979) ..... [MoMA]
(American etcher, 1899-1979) ..... [RKD]
(American artist, 1899-1979) ..... [Morem]
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Subject: ........ | [BHA, Gallery Systems, GRL, Grove Art, MoMA, Morem, RKD, VP] |
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Aaron Douglas (2000-)
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Anderson, Aaron Douglas, NGA Online Editions (2016)
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Bearden and Henders, A History of African-American Artists (1993)
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BHA, Authority file (1973-)
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Cederholm, Afro-American artists (1973)
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Early, Aaron Douglas (2007)
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Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n84165066
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Grove Art artist database (1989-)
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Havlice, Index to Artistic Biography (1973)
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Knappe, Aaron Douglas, American Studies (2008)
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Lewis, African American Art and Artists (2003) 60
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Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n84165066
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Lincoln High School Collection (AC9), Black Archives of Mid-America (1904-1982)
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Missouri Remembers (2021-)
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MoMA, Spreadsheet of artist authority designations (2019-) 45081
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NY Times obit. 22 Feb 1979
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RKD Artists database (2000-) 104325
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Wikidata online (2000-) Q4661979 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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