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Palmer C. Hayden (born Peyton Cole Hedgeman; January 15, 1890 – February 18, 1973) was an American painter who depicted African-American life, landscapes, seascapes, and African influences. He sketched, painted in both oils and watercolors , and was a prolific artist of his era.
Record group: Collection H: Harmon Foundation Collection, 1922 - 1967 (National Archives Identifier: 862)Series: Negro Art Exhibits, Workshops and Demonstrations, compiled 1935 - 1947 (National Archives Identifier: 559164)
Palmer C. Hayden, First award and Gold medal, for the seascape Schooners. [10] Hale Woodruff, Second award and Bronze medal for Two Women [11] [12] Literature. Countee Cullen, First award and Gold medal, on the basis of his first book. James Weldon Johnson, Second award and Bronze medal for his "introductory essay to his books on Negro ...
Among the many recipients of the awards in literature and the fine arts were Claude McKay, Hale Woodruff, Palmer Hayden, Archibald Motley (his winning piece was The Octoroon Girl), Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes. The awards were closely associated with an annual Exhibition of the Work of Negro Artists, conceived by Mary Brady.
Johnson was featured in the 1930s film A Study of Negro Artists, along with Richmond Barthé, James Latimer Allen, Palmer Hayden, Aaron Douglas, William Ellisworth Artis, Augusta Savage, Lois Mailou Jones, Georgette Seabrooke, and others associated with the Harlem Renaissance. [12] [13]
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Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 9, 1877. [4] Her parents were Emma (née Jones) Warrick, an accomplished wig maker and beautician for upperclass white women, [5] and William H. Warrick, a successful barber and caterer.
Black Abstractionism is a term that refers to a modern arts movement that celebrates Black artists of African-American and African ancestry, whether as direct descendants of Africa or of a combined mixed-race heritage, who create work that is not representational, presenting the viewer with abstract expression, imagery, and ideas.