William Arthur Cooper papers

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William Arthur Cooper papers

1918-1941

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This microfilm collection of William Arthur Cooper papers contains biographical materials; correspondence conerning portrait commisions, art lectures, and exhibitions; financial records including account books and receipts; notes and a report concerning Cooper's "good will" tour; Cooper's publication <emph render="italic">Educating Through Fine Arts</emph>, and his book <emph render="italic">A Portrayal of Negro Life</emph> (1936), as well as documents related to the book including proposed plans, sales records and draft typescript, which contains portraits not included in final version. Also included are price lists for works of art; printed material including exhibition catalogs, clippings, and <emph render="italic">ABCs of Great Negroes</emph> by Charles C. Dawson; and photographs depicting Cooper, his friends and church members, and his works of art.

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Cooper, William Arthur, b. 1895

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William Arthur Cooper, black preacher, lawyer, and artist, painted the portraits of Negro field hands, domestic servants, children, religious and civic leaders and business executives. As a member of the North Carolina Interracial Commission, Cooper made a "good will" tour to colleges and universities in North Carolina where he exhibited his portraits and lectures on art and black culture. From the description of William Arthur Cooper papers, 1918-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Dawson, Charles C., 1889-

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Artist, museum curator; Chicago, Ill. Studied at the Tuskegee Institute, the Art Students League of New York, and at the Art Institute of Chicago. Dawson was a member of the art staff with the Chicago Engravers, a free-lance portrait painter, the Director of Arts and Crafts and Co-Administrator of the City of Chicago Work and Training Program of the National Youth Administration of Illinois, a member of the faculty of the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama as Artist-in-Reside...