About
American scholar and artist who helped to establish the field of African-American art history.
Before Fame
He started his career by studying drawing and painting at Howard University. He went on to study at New York's Art Institute and at Paris' Sorbonne and finally received his M.A. in art history from New York University.
Trivia
His 1943 publication, "Modern Negro Art," was the first comprehensive examination of African-American art.
Family Life
He was married to Dorothy Burnett, with whom he had a daughter.
Associated With
He and Willard Hughes Rollings were both prominent scholars.
