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Painting
Aaron Douglas, born in Kansas in 1899 and often referred to as the Father of African American Art, is one of the most affluential painters of the Harlem Renaissance. Through his paintings that utilize color, shape, and line, Douglas creates a collapsing of time as he merges the past, present, and future of American American history. Fragmentation of the picture plane, geometry, and hard-edge abstraction are present in most of his paintings during the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas drew inspiration from both ancient Egyptian and Native American motifs.

Sculpture
Augusta Savage only African American commissioned to create an exhibit for the 1939 World Fair in New York. "National Negro Anthon" Lift every voice and sing. most popular price of at within the fair. several of her works are lost or missing. born in Florida 1892. Her home became a grathering polace for leading artists and intelectuals of the Harlem Renaisance. Artists advocade, educator, and activist. Founded the Savage Studio of Arts and Crafts 1932. Hosted free art classes that included painting, sculture, and print making. Started the harlem artist guild, hire blacxk artists. leading light within the harlem comunity and encurraged artists to be paid for their works. secured governement funding to provide training for youth and adults at her school. puting the black body and black experience at the center of her works. intuned with every day people - subjects of her works. First black wormen in american to open her own gallery, called The Salon of Contemporary Negro Art. which showcased the works of black artists.