This Sunday, Dec. 2, Professor David Driskell will give a lecture on Kansas native Aaron Douglas. A prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Douglas' work appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair and Opportunity on a regular basis. In 1934, he was commissioned to paint murals for the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library.
Professor Driskell is the Distinguished University Professor of Art, Emeritus, university of Maryland and the premier authority on Douglas.
The lecture celebrates the Museum's recent acquisition of Douglas' Study for "Aspects of Negro Life: An Idyll of the Deep South." The drawing will be on view when the new American galleries open in 2009, which sounds like a really long time but will be here before we know it. Until then, be sure to come to the lecture this Sunday to learn more about this important American artist.