The 1922 Cornhusker
Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1922. Hardcover. photos, [31], 32-552p. Original cloth. 27 cm. Joints rubbed with only minor splitting. Other modest cover wear. Internally sound and clean. No jacket (as published). Among the graduating seniors was *Aaron Douglas, 1899-1979, whose entry and tiny bust length photo are found on page 46. His entry reads in full: "Aaron Douglas. Topeka, Kansas. Fine Arts. Art Club; Kappa Alpha Psi." [some punctuation added]. As to his membership in Kappa Alpha Psi, Douglas, who appears to have been the only African American in the 1922 graduating class, was a member of Eta chapter which was organized in 1916 but not actually recognized as a campus organization by the University until 1927. Douglas taught at the high school level in Kansas City for two years after graduation before heading to New York and the Harlem Renaissance. Within months, his art began appearing in print. In 1927 Douglas was appointed Art Critic for The Crisis (the NAACP magazine) and illustrated God's Trombones," by James Weldon Johnson. Douglas later did a number of murals. He got an Master of Arts degree at Columbia University's Teachers College in 1944 and became head of the Art Department at Fisk University where he remained until 1966. Very Good. Item #92003
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