Aaron Douglas isn't an artist we hear much about these days, except in classes in African American art history. But the work of this once well-known Harlem Renaissance illustrator and painter has ...

Aaron Douglas had been making powerful murals for almost a decade when he created “Into Bondage,” a painting now at the National Gallery of Art.Douglas (1899-1979) was one of the most ...

Aaron Douglas, the son of a baker and a homemaker in Topeka, Kansas, enrolled in the fine arts program at the University of Nebraska in 1918. After graduation, he taught high school art in Kansas ...

A native of Topeka, Kansas, artist Aaron Douglas has been described as "the father of black American art." KCUR's Laura Spencer reports on the first work… ...

The Harlem Renaissance, as it would be known, was overflowing with the cultural contributions of luminaries such as Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes. But it lacked a visual ...

In “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism,” a sprawling exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was a watercolor still life by Aaron Douglas.

The Nevada Museum of Art today opened two major exhibitions that celebrate the spirit of American resilience — Dorothea Lange: Seeing People and When Langston Hughes Came to Town. The Harlem ...

Visitors could take in all types of art and live music. It was held to honor Aaron Douglas, a Topeka native who is considered the father of the Harlem Renaissance.

The influence of Aaron Douglas was splashed across a long stretch of canvas in the middle of the art room at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School. Bright colors, silhouettes, bold geometric ...

Aaron Douglas' nieces celebrate his life during annual art fair Douglas, leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance, recalled as 'Uncle Doug' ...

Norwood curated “Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance,” a sprawling exhibition celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the start of the Harlem Renaissance at The Wolfsonian.