Dance in Art

Study for Aspects of Negro Life: The Negro in an African Setting

Aaron Douglas American, 1899-1979

Medium:

Gouache, with touches of graphite, on illustration board

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Source:

aic

Rights:

AIC — rights reserved

Study for Aspects of Negro Life: The Negro in an African Setting, by Aaron Douglas American, 1899-1979, is a public-domain gouache, with touches of graphite, on illustration board in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.