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Hale Aspacio Woodruff

 
Hale Aspacio Woodruff

20th century Regionalist printmaker
(Cairo, IL, 1900 - 1980)

A pioneering artist and educator, Woodruff established the Fine Arts Department at Atlanta University and created the Atlanta Annuals. These two feats helped spark a renaissance in Atlanta's artistic community in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Cairo, Illinois, Woodruff is best known for his murals at Atlanta University and Talladega College. He attended John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and taught at New York University.

10 objects

African Headdress

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.1
 

Old Church

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.2
 

Coming Home

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.3
 

Relics

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.4
 

By Parties Unknown

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.5
 

Giddap

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.6
 

Trusty on a Mule

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.7
 

Sunday Promenade

1931-1946
linocut and Chine collé on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
1997.16.8
 

Blind Musician

1935
woodcut on paper
Gift of Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault
2004.24