African American Art

Running head : AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS

The work of Aoron Douglas and Henry Ossawa Tanner in the Artistic work APA format

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7th November , 2008

I am going to talk about two African American artists who for a time long enough have been termed as famous for the outstanding work they did for the time they lived . The artists are Aoron Douglas (1859-1937 ) and Henry ossawa Tanner (1899-1979

Aoron Douglas was born on the 26th of May 1899 in Topeka in Kansas . His

parents were Aoron and Elizabeth Douglas . He studied at the University Of Nebraska School Of Fine Arts in Lincoln . In 1922 he graduated with a BFA

Although he was born and brought up in the same state , he left the place at some point to begin a journey that unexpectedly and in the fullness of glamour , luck and victory lead to him being recognized as one of the greatest artists of his time

After graduation , he began to teach in a High School in Kansas , after a year of teaching art in Kansas City , Missouri , Douglas moved to Newyork city 's Harlem neighborhood . This was in 1924 , the same time when he began to study under German artist Winhold Reiss this is where he is considered to have taken the center stage in the Harlem Renaissance . His mentor never encouraged him to do Penchant traditional realistic painting but instead encouraged him to explore art for design elements He developed and embraced...