Aaron Douglass: A Passion In Art

Aaron Douglass was an painter and a graphic novelist who live through the harlem renaissance and played a key factor for graphic designs for types of writers looking for covers for books and magazines during the harlem renaissance. His first illustration was on a book called The New Negro by Alain LeRoy Locker witch Douglass sought out help from other harlem renaissance writers and illustrators. Then after illustrating Lockers book it jumpstarted his career with illustrations. Douglas was sometimes referred to as “ The Father of Black American Art” after his art was illustrated with book during the Harlem Renaissance.
Douglas had a passion in art from the beginning of his life from watercolors and inspiration from his mother; Most of his