But it lacked a visual identity until Aaron Douglas, a few years after earning his Bachelor ... Douglas went on to found the art department at Fisk University in Nashville, which he led from 1939 to ...

Later, Douglas founded the school’s art department ... University 1972: Fisk University designates a section of its new John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library the “Aaron Douglas Wing” ...

Established in January 1866 to educate newly freed slaves of all ages, Fisk University -- originally ... including the painter Aaron Douglas and literary figures such as Arna Bontemps and James ...