Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Woodruff, Hale Aspacio |
Other names |
Hale Aspacio Woodruff |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Born: August 26, 1900 in Cairo, Illinois Died: September 6, 1980 in New York City |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
Printmaker, draftsman, and painter |
Notes |
Woodruff's early works reflects his exposure to cubism while living in France during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The urban and rural landscapes of Georgia are representative of the regionalist style popular during that era. Woodruff was inspired by Mexican muralist like Diego Rivera, with whom he studied. |
Publications |
Woodruff completed three mural series: -"The Amistad Mutiny" for Talladega College -"The Negro in California History" for the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company in California -"Art of the Negro" at Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries |
Relationships |
-1942-1970 initiated the Atlanta University Art Annuals, which produced twenty-nine national art exhibitions for black artists. -Helped developed the Clark Atlanta University's African American Art collection |
Places of residence |
-After the death of this father, Hale moved with his mother to Nashville, Tennessee. -1920s sojourn to France -1946 Moved to New York and taught at New York University until retirement in 1968 |
Role |
Artist |
Education |
-Pearl High School, Nashville, Tennessee -Studied at the Herron Art Institue in Indianapolis, Indiana -1931 joined the faculty at Atlanta University |
