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Not Without Laughter

Feb 15, 2017
  • Aaron Douglas
  • black history
  • book cover
  • Fire!
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Home to Harlem
  • illustration
  • magazine cover
  • Not Without Laughter
  • Opportunity
  • The Crisis
Black History Magazines: Magazine (and Book) Cover Illustrations by Aaron Douglas

Black History Magazines: Magazine (and Book) Cover Illustrations by Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas was an artist and muralist who came to fame during the years of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s-30s. Although he’s most known today for his paintings, he did a lot of illustration work back in the day for various book covers and magazines, especially The Crisis and Opportunity, as well as the […]

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  • Working at The Village Voice
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    January 1: magCulture Podcast #5, London/New York

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    February 8: Chairperson for the Society of Publication Designers Magazine of the Year Award, New York City

  • Creative director of This Old House

    January 1: Creative director of This Old House, Stamford, CT

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