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"Future Expectations" by James Van der Zee, c. 1925. James VanDerZee.
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Aaron Douglas

American artist
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Aaron Douglas (born May 26, 1899, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.ā€”died February 2, 1979, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. After receiving a bachelorā€™s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1922, Douglas returned briefly to his native Kansas to teach art. By 1925 he had moved to New York City, where he joined a burgeoning arts scene in Harlem. He studied...

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