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Hale Woodruff

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African American artist (1900-1980)

United StatesArtistsLived 1900 to 1980 · aged 80
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Hale Aspacio Woodruff was an American artist known for his murals, paintings, and prints.

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Mutiny on the Amistad by Hale Woodruff, 1938Mutiny on the Amistad by Hale Woodruff, 1938The 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]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]

Awards 1

William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

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Archibald AlexanderAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesCharles Spurgeon JohnsonAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesHall JohnsonAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesSargent Claude JohnsonAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesHarry T. BurleighAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesPalmer HaydenAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1980 · aged 80
Written about in
6 languages

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