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Aspiration

Aaron Douglas, 1936
Aspiration, Aaron Douglas
Aspiration, zoomed in
233.7 cmAspiration scale comparison106.7 cm

Aspiration is a Harlem Renaissance Canvas Painting created by Aaron Douglas in 1936. It lives at the de Young Museum in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Allegory and Black Subjects. SourceSee Aspiration in the Kaleidoscope

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