Artist
Aaron Douglas
1899–1979 · American
Aaron Douglas developed a highly recognizable visual language of silhouetted figures, concentric light and African-derived forms. His murals and illustrations gave the Harlem Renaissance one of its defining modernist styles.
Painting; mural; illustration
Major Works
- 1934Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction →
- 1934Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers →
- 1934Aspects of Negro Life: An Idyll of the Deep South →
- 1936Into Bondage →
- 1939The Judgment Day →
- 1944Building More Stately Mansions →
- 1925Sahdji (Tribal Women) →
- 1931Harriet Tubman mural →
- 1934The Negro in an African Setting →
- 1930sPower Plant, Harlem →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo