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Creator:
Douglas, Aaron, 1899-1979  Search this
Subject:
Fisk University. Art Dept  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4 Microfilm reels
Arrangement:
Collection was microfilmed in the order as received from Fisk University.
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter, muralist, and illustrator Aaron Douglas primarily concern Douglas' years at Fisk University, the development of the art department, and the management of the Stieglitz art collection. The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; artwork including prints, drawings, and sketchbooks; and teaching material including drafts of lectures and teaching notes. Also included are printed material such as exhibition catalogs and clippings; reports and printed material concerning the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity; and photographs of Douglas and his works of art.
Among the correspondents are Charles Alston, Claude Clark, John Cowles, William Dawson, Jeff Donaldson, Cedric Dover, David Driskell, Mary Beattie Brady of the Harmon Foundation, John Davis Hatch, William C. Haygood of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, and Walter Pach.
Citation:
Aaron Douglas papers, 1921-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 4520-4523 available at Archives of American Art offices, at Fisk University and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals and master negative in: Fisk University, Special Collections Department.
Loan:
Loan
Related Materials:
Fisk University Special Collections holds the Aaron Douglas collection, 1921-1973 and the Aaron Douglas Collection Addendum, 1937-1974. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library holds the Aaron Douglas papers, 1924-1939.
Biography Note:
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979) was an African American painter, muralist, and illustrator in Nashville, Tennessee. He is commonly regarded as a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. In 1937 Charles S. Johnson, the first African American president of Fisk University, invited Douglas to develop the university's art department. He served as the department head until his retirement in 1966.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1991 by Special Collections Department, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching -- Tennessee -- Nashville  Search this
Art, American  Search this
African American artists  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10795
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214482
AAA_collcode_dougaaro
Theme:
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214482