1899, Topeka, Kansas – 1979, Nashville, Tennessee

Biographical sketch of artist Aaron Douglas

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Aaron Douglas
Untitled (seated man with head resting)
oil on canvas
c. 1935
19 × 16″
Museum Purchase made possible by Cliff & Mary Hillegass Trusts, Cliff Art Endowment, and Marilyn F. Belschner Arts Endowment Fund
Accession No: 2008.08
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Aaron Douglas
House in Accra
watercolor on paper
c. 1955
11 × 15″
Museum Purchase made possible by Cliffs Charitable Foundation
Accession No: 1999.30
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Aaron Douglas
Portrait of a Young Man
charcoal on paper
1960
Museum Purchase made possible by Thompson & Jane Rogers
Accession No: 1999.29
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Aaron Douglas
Untitled (man with cap)
oil on board
n.d.
19 × 22″
Gift of Clay & Beth Smith
Accession No: 2012.23
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Aaron Douglas
Self Portrait
ink, red pencil
c. 1925
6½ × 5½”
Museum Purchase made possible by Julie Morsman Schroeder
Accession No: 2017.08.01
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