Beauford Delaney

Beauford Delaney

'Can Fire in the Park', 1946

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1901 - 1979

Occupation

Artist

Description

Modernist painter and part of the Harlem Renaissance group of artists, from which he drew his inspiration and content for his colourful works. Noted for his representational and figurative art. Subject of the biography 'Amazing Grace: a life of Beauford Delaney' (1998).

Further Reading/Research

• http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=1186
• http://lesamisdebeauforddelaney.blogspot.ca/
• http://blackhistorynow.com/beauford-delaney/

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