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Aaron DouglasProjections of determination

Aspiration, 1936

Aaron Douglas was a U.S. artist born on May 26, 1899. Douglas contributed to the Harlem Renaissance movement and died on February 2, 1979. Get notified when Aaron Douglas's biography is complete:

Flight, from The Emperor Jones series

1926

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series

1926

The Creation

1927

The Judgment Day

1927

Into Bondage

1936

Aspiration

1936

The Judgment Day

1939

Song of the Towers

1966

Aaron Douglas

Projections of determination

1899-1979
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