- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Art of the Negro: Muses
- Creator:
- Woodruff, Hale, 1900-1980
- Date of Original:
- 1951
- Subject:
- Mural painting and decoration--Georgia
African Americans in art
Men in art
Art, American--20th century
Painting, American--20th century
Art, Modern--20th century - People:
- Woodruff, Hale, 1900-1980
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
mural paintings (visual works) - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Inspired by the Mexican muralists, Hale Woodruff, a nationally recognized African American artist, completed three mural series over the course of his career. Art of the Negro was completed around 1951 and hangs in the gallery at Clark Atlanta University, where Woodruff taught art for fifteen years. His other murals are entitled The Amistad Mutiny (1939) and The Negro in California History (1949).
Image of Hale Woodruff's 1951 mural Art of the Negro: Muses, which hangs in the gallery at Clark Atlanta University, where Woodruff taught art for fifteen years. The mural depicts African American men throughout history.
During the 1930s and 1940s, Woodruff, a prominent African American artist, was a member of Atlanta University's faculty and taught classes at Spelman. Inspired by the Mexican muralists, Woodruff completed three mural series over the course of his career. His other murals are entitled The Amistad Mutiny (1939) and The Negro in California History (1949). - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hale-woodruff-1900-1980/m-9259/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1035
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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