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University of South Carolina

A Lasting Legacy: Hale Woodruff's The Art of the Negro

Abstract

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<p>This thesis examines the life and work of artist Hale Woodruff, with a particular focus on his six-panel mural entitled The Art of the Negro. Unveiled at Atlanta University's Trevor Arnett Library in 1952, The Art of the Negro was the last mural created during Woodruff's career and represents the culmination of Woodruff's decades-long investigation of the cultural and aesthetic ideas promoted by the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance. The mural asserts the significance of African art while providing a unified cultural identity that draws inspiration from a common African ancestry.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Campus Access Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Art
Year
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Wall, Pamela Saulsbury
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Bradford Collins

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • © 2010, Pamela Saulsbury Wall

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2086
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-3087

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Wall, Pamela Saulsbury. A Lasting Legacy: Hale Woodruff's The Art of the Negro. Campus Access Thesis thesis, 2010. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2086