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Beauford Delaney

African American artist (1901-1979) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 77

Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beauford's younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter.

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Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1979 · aged 77