Winold Reiss
German born American artist and designer, 1886–1953
Reiss had moved to the US wanting to paint American Indians, and indeed his hundreds of portraits of the Blackfeet of Montana are among the things for which he’s best known.
He is also recognized for is his deep involvement with the Harlem Renaissance. He made portraits of black leaders for Langston Hughes’ seminal article and book, The New Negro. His distinctive modern style appeared in the Survey Graphic and other African American periodicals, and Reiss trained Aaron Douglas.
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American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951
Polish painter and draftsman, 1907–1989
British painter, 1867–1948
American illustrator and stage designer, 1884–1962
French painter and printmaker, 1852–1929
American painter and illustrator, 1863–1935
American artist and historian, 1905–1970
American painter and illustrator, 1886–1941