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Aspects of Negro Life-Douglas
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Aspects of Negro Life-Douglas
Shelby Castro
Starmer
Humanities II
11 February 2015
Aspects of Negro Life:
Composition
From Slavery Through Reconstruction
About Aaron Douglas
1934
By Aaron Douglas
- Born in Topeka, Kansas in May 1898
- interested in art since childhood, encouraged by his mother
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992. recieved BA in art
- Moved to Harlem, New York. Did Illustrations for important magazines associated to the Harlem Renaissance
- heavily inspired by African culture, said that he painted things that inspired him
- "Father of African arts"
- went on to illustrate books, paint canvases, and murals.
- died on February 3, 1979 at age 79
Song of the Towers
From Slavery Through Reconstruction
- Combines geometric shapes and a 2D layering effect to bring together different aspects and symbols
- like a visual timeline from left to right
- on the left, hunched over silhouettes, cotton, KKK figures
- in middle, desire for reform, people with fists raised
- on the right, man announcing emancipation
- symbols of jazz music and dance represent the new African American contributions to the artistic scene
- Circles of light focused around the happy aspects of the mural
- bad things seem to be emerging from darkness
- synthetic cubism
- oil on canvas
An Idyll of the Deep South
- The 2nd mural in a series of 4 panels
- commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project
- The New York Public Library
The Negro In an African Setting
Other Pieces
Significance
The Creation
1927
Boy With Toy Plane
1938
This series of murals is an exploration through African American history and culture from the days of slavery to the emancipation. I think that it is still relevant today because it tells the story of how those were once horribly oppressed and dehumanized were able to become some of the most influential artists, musicians, writers, photographers, and scholars in American history.
Buliding More Stately Mansions
1944
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