| Aaron Douglas
American 1899 -1979
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| Born: |
Topeka, Kansas, United States
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| Died: |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| Studied: |
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska
Columbia University Teachers' College
Academie Scandinave, Paris 1931
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| Instructors: |
Othon Friesz
Charles Despiau
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| Examples of Work: |
Bennett College
Fisk University, Tennessee
New York City Public Library, 135th Street
New York City Y.M.C.A., 135th Street
University of California, Berkeley
Yale University Art Gallery
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| Specialty: |
Painter
Illustrator
Muralist
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| Style/School: |
Contemporary
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| Subjects Known For: |
African-American Experience
Racial Heritage
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| Teaching Positions: |
Fisk University, Tennessee
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