Black History Month: Scenes From The Harlem Renaissance

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Aaron Douglas was one of the premiere African-American artists at the time, working as an illustrator for the two most important publications of the Renaissance, The Crisis and Opportunity. W.E.B. DuBois and Alain Locke both saw the potential in Douglas and helped guide his talents. His modernist, African-inspired style captured “the Jazz Age with rigor and strength.”

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