Hale Woodruff
African American artist (1900-1980) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 80
Hale Aspacio Woodruff was an American artist known for his murals, paintings, and prints.
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![The Banjo Player was painted by Hale Woodruff in Paris in 1929. The original is now at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The image has been called important, because it "reframes Black representation" shifting the viewer from the established Jim Crow image to an image put forth by an African American.[17] Woodruff's painting counters "racist tropes", showing a Black musician playing with competence and dignity.[17][18] While in Paris, Woodruff met Henry Ossawa Tanner, painter of The Banjo Lesson (another work which showed African Americans playing the banjo with dignity).[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/%22The_Banjo_Player%22_-_NARA_-_559155.jpg/1280px-%22The_Banjo_Player%22_-_NARA_-_559155.jpg)
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Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1980 · aged 80
