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Rise, Shine for Thy Light Has Come, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Douglas, Aaron 1899-1979  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paperboard
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Howard University Gallery of Art 2455 6th Street, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20059
Date:
Ca. 1927
Notes:
Earle, Susan, ed., "Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press in association with Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, 2007, pg. 1.
"Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America," New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1987, fig. 34.
Earle, Susan, ed., "Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press in association with Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, 2007, pl. 1.
"Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America," New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1987, fig. 34.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Profile of an African American woman lifting her head as she sings.
Topic:
Figure female--Head  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Voice  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8A600001
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_399514