Lecture
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The Malone Community Center Symposium on African American Art, History, and Culture
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7:00 pm
Malone Community Center
2032 U Street
Lincoln NE
Lincoln NE
Join us on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7:00 pm, at the Malone Community Center, 2032 U Street, when Dr. Amy Kirschke, Chair and Professor of Art History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, will speak on: “To Nebraska With Open Arms: Aaron Douglas Reexamined”
Aaron Douglas was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas graduated from Topeka High School in 1917 and received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1922. In 1925, Douglas moved to New York City, settling in Harlem and began to produce illustrations for both ” The Crisis: and “Opportunity” the two most important magazines associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Cooper Foundation.
Aaron Douglas was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas graduated from Topeka High School in 1917 and received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1922. In 1925, Douglas moved to New York City, settling in Harlem and began to produce illustrations for both ” The Crisis: and “Opportunity” the two most important magazines associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Cooper Foundation.
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