Self-portrait, Aaron Douglas

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Aaron Douglas, Self-portrait
Aaron Douglas, Self-portrait
Aaron Douglas
Self-portrait
1954
Aaron Douglas
1899–1979
Self-portrait, 1954
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: Conté crayon; charcoal
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 63.4 x 48 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 15/16 x 18 7/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 33 x 25 x 1 1/4 in
Weight (Weight): 11 lbs
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 1995.0042
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," 2007-08, Susan Earle In 1954, Douglas executed this charcoal self portrait and portraits of several other faculty members at Fisk University. When the group of portraits was exhibited at Fisk’s Carl Van Vechten Gallery, Douglas was praised for his ability to delineate the appearance of his sitters in a commanding manner without flattery, but also for the acute skill with which he captured their spirit.