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 cover of the legendary 1926 publication of Fire!!. Here are some favorite Aaron Douglas magazine and book covers.
(Above): Fire!!, 1926
Opportunity, June 1926
For Freedom, by Arthur Huff Fauset (book cover)
Opportunity, February 1926
Not Without Laughter, by Langston Hughes (book cover)
The Crisis, September 1927
Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay (book cover)
The Crisis, May 1928
The American Negro (book cover)
The Crisis, Xmas 1926
