The Art of the Negro Mural Series 1950-51

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Title
The Art of the Negro Mural Series 1950-51
Description
Housed in the atrium of Trevor Arnett Hall, the Art of the Negro mural series was painted by Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900-1980) and consists of six, 12 x 12 foot oil on canvas panels.
Abstract
Hale Aspacio Woodruff, Georgia state’s first art professor and founder of the Atlanta University art department and permanent collection, painted the murals in 1950-51. Woodruff aspired to providing the university community with a global narrative on the cultural history of Africans in the Americas.
Date
1950-51
Creator
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
Bibliographic Citation
The Collection
Format
12 x 12 foot oil on canvas panels
Rights
Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
References
Hale Woodruff archival collection

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  • Muses, Panel SixMuses
    Panel Five of The Art of the Negro Mural Series
  • Influences, Panel FiveInfluences
    Panel Five of The Art of the Negro Mural Series
  • Parallels, Panel FourParallels
    Panel Four of The Art of the Negro Mural Series
  • Dissipation, Panel Three Dissipation
    Panel Three of The Art of the Negro Mural Series
  • Interchange, Panel TwoInterchange
    Panel Two of The Art of the Negro Mural Series
  • PanelOneNative Forms
    Panel One of The Art of the Negro Mural Series