Aaron Douglas and the Harlem Renaissance: Home

This guide is designed to accompany the exhibit Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas at the Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, opening April 2022. This guide provides a portal into collections held by UNC Libraries at UNC-Chapel Hill related to Aaron Douglas and Black artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

Subjects covered by this guide:

• Research Materials at the Sloane Art Library - this page lists relevant books and ephemera at the Sloane Art Library and how to find them.
• Harlem Renaissance Era Materials with Illustrations by Aaron Douglas - this section lists primary sources from the Harlem Renaissance held at Wilson Special Collections Library.
• Harlem Renaissance connections to UNC-Chapel Hill - this section details some of the connections between Harlem Renaissance artists and UNC-Chapel Hill.
• Registering and Requesting Materials - this page provides details about visiting Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC-Chapel Hill.