- Bearden, Romare (1914-1988)@
Find sites about Romar Bearden, the Harlem Renaissance painter who used cartoons, oil, and collage to depict African culture and symbols with a stylized realism. Sites offer biography, career profile, artwork samples, reviews, and exhibits of the artistic legacy of America's foremost master of collage.
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- Lawrence, Jacob (1917-2000)@
Read about Jacob Lawrence, the renowned Harlem Renaissance painter who documented the African American experience in his urban narratives. Sites include biography, career profile, artworks, museum collections, image archives, virtual exhibits, and commentaries about one of the best known 20th century African American painters and husband of another renowned artist Gwendolyn Knight.
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- Johnson, William H. (1901-1970)@
Learn about William H. Johnson, the African American painter of Harlem Renaissance tradition. Sites offer biography, career profile, museum holdings, publications, and online exhibits of the Florence born artist who depicted religious scenes from African American history.
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- Douglas, Aaron (1898-1979)@
Learn about Aaron Douglas, the American painter and major artist of the Harlem Renaissance movement who was often called the Father of African American art. Sites include biography, career profile, museum exhibits, images, and online resources about the artist who painted the figures of traditional African styles in abstract, 2-dimensional geometric objects.
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- Jones, Loïs Mailou (1905-1998)@
Learn about Loïs Mailou Jones, the Harlem Renaissance painter and writer whose works explore the roots of the African American life. Sites offer biography, career profile, selected works, museum archives, magazine articles, and reviews about the pioneering black woman artist and her commendable contributions to American art history.
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- Hayden, Palmer C. (1890-1973)@
Read about Palmer C. Hayden, the American painter belonging to the Harlem Renaissance movement. Sites provide biography, career profile, awards, history, artwork images, and literary sources about the the figurative, urban-genre artist known for candid and controversial depictions of African American life.
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- Crichlow, Ernest (1914-2005)@
Find sites about Ernest Crichlow, one of the main proponents of the Harlem Renaissance art movement. Sites include biography, career summary, interview, paintings, lithographs, and other artworks of the African American social realist artist known for his depictions of balcks during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
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- Knight, Gwendolyn (1913-2005)@
Learn about Gwendolyn Knight, the African American sculptor and Harlem Renaissance artist known for her portraits and still-life art. Sites offer biography, career overview, artwork images, ink drawings, and portraits of the artist wife of another legendary painter, Jacob Lawrence.
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