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Title
The
Creation
.
Creator
Douglas, Aaron (American painter and muralist, 1899-1979)
Date
1935
Cultural Context
American
African-American
North American
Style/Period
Harlem Renaissance
Cubist
Theme
Paintings (visual works)
Oil paintings (visual works)
African American
Narrative (artistic device)
Narratives (document genres)
Storytelling
Religious art
Scenes (depictions)
Bible
Bible stories
Creation (doctrinal concept)
Sky
Hands (animal or human components)
Religious (people)
Men (male humans)
Standing
Composite views
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Hills
Stars
Frames (furnishings)
Signatures (names)
Subject
Paintings
Oil paintings
Storytelling
Biblical events
Creation
Hands
Men
Standing
Plants
Leaves
Hills
Stars
Picture frames
Artists' signatures
Description
Oil
on
masonite
.
People Pictured
God
Material
Oil on Masonite
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Masonite (TM)
Measurements
48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
Technique
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
Artist signature, bottom right.
Work Type
Paintings
Oil paintings
Repository
Howard University, Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
Source
Britton, Crystal A. African American Art: The Long Struggle. New York: Smithmark, 1996. (p.44)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Britton courtesy: The Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
1855-22.jpg
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