(ART) Aaron Douglas Exhibition of Paintings catalogue from Fisk University

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(ART.) "Aaron Douglas Exhibition of Paintings" catalogue from Fisk University. 3 pages, 8½ x 5½ inches, on one folding sheet; moderate dampstaining including slight loss to illustration. Nashville, TN, 14 March 1948

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This exhibition was held early in the tenure of Douglas as founder of the Fisk art department. Inside is a short biography of Douglas, and a list of the 27 works on exhibit. None traced at auction or in OCLC, though one is held in Fisk's Aaron Douglas collection.

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