Image Portfolio

Figure 1.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Song of the Towers, 1966. Oil and tempera on canvas, 25 1/4 × 20 3/8 in. Courtesy of Milwaukee Art Museum, Lent by State of Wisconsin, Executive Residence, Madison WI L1.2006.

Photography by John R. Glembin.

Figure 2.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series, 1926. Woodblock print on paper. Courtesy of Collection of Jason Schoen, Princeton, New Jersey.

Figure 3.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Flight, from The Emperor Jones series, 1926. Woodblock print on paper. Courtesy of Collection of Jason Schoen, Princeton, New Jersey.

Figure 4.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Self-Portrait, 1954. Charcoal and conte drawing on paper. Courtesy of Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas. Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund, 1995.0042.

Figure 5.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), FIRE!! A Quarterly Devoted to Younger Negro Artists cover, November 1926. Courtesy of Collection of Thomas H. Wirth, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Figure 6.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), untitled drawing (The Preacher) from FIRE!! A Quarterly Devoted to Younger Negro Artists, November 1926. Courtesy of Collection of Thomas H. Wirth, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Figure 7.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), untitled drawing (The Artist) from FIRE!! A Quarterly Devoted to Younger Negro Artists, November 1926. Courtesy of Collection of Thomas H. Wirth, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Figure 8.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), untitled drawing (The Waitress) from FIRE!! A Quarterly Devoted to Younger Negro Artists, November 1926. Courtesy of Collection of Thomas H. Wirth, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Figure 9.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Negro in America, 1929–1930. Oil on Canvas attached to wall (Mural), Office of Admissions, Cravath Hall, Fisk University. Courtesy of Fisk University.

Photography by George Adams.

Figure 10.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Building Thee More Stately Mansions 1944. Oil on canvas, Fisk University Galleries Collection, Fisk University.

Figure 11.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Slave Crying Out, 1929–1930. Oil on Canvas attached to wall (Mural), Board of Trustees Conference Room, Cravath Hall, Fisk University. Courtesy of Fisk University.

Photography by George Adams.

Figure 12.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Slave Left Behind 1929–1930, Oil on Canvas attached to wall (Mural), Board of Trustees Conference Room, Cravath Hall, Fisk University. Courtesy of Fisk University.

Photography by George Adams.

Figure 13.

Charles Dawson (American, 1889–1981), untitled, The Crisis cover, August 1927.

Figure 14.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), The Burden of Black Womanhood, The Crisis cover, September 1927.

Figure 15.

Joyce Carrington, untitled, The Crisis cover, September 1928.

Figure 16.

Celeste Smith, Excelsior, The Crisis interior image, January 1929.

Figure 17.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), undated pen-and-ink drawing. Private collection.

Figure 18.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), The Founding of Chicago, circa 1933. Gouache on paper. Courtesy of Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas. Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevinger Fund, 2006.0027.

Figure 19.

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979), Into Bondage, 1936. Mural, Texas Centennial Exhibition. Courtesy of Collection of Jason Schoen, Princeton, New...