Hale Woodruff

African American artist (1900–1980)
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Summary

Hale Woodruff was born on August 26, 1900[1], in Cairo[2]. He died on September 6, 1980[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Cairo Junction[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[10]
  • Employer: Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[11]
  • Educated at: Herron School of Art and Design[12], School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13]
  • Student: Eugene Grigsby, Jr.[14], Frederick Flemister[15]
  • Award received: William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes[16]
  • Member of: Spiral[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Hale Woodruff[19]
  • Archives at: Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center[20]
  • Residence: Chicago[21], Nashville[22], Indianapolis[23], Paris[24], New York City[25]
  • Family name: Woodruff[26]
  • Given name: Hale[27]
  • Pseudonym: Woodruff, Hale Aspacio‏[28]
  • Described by source: National Gallery of Art Library Vertical Files[29], St. James Guide to Black Artists[30]
  • Represented by: Artists Rights Society[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Black Lunch Table[32], SAAM African American Artists[33], WikiProject African diaspora[34], PMA African American Artists[35], WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files[36], WikiProject New York Public Library[37]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[38]
  • Has works in the collection: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art[39], Museum of Modern Art[40], National Gallery of Art[41], George and Joyce Wein Collection[42], Philadelphia Museum of Art[43], Metropolitan Museum of Art[44]

Why It Matters

Hale Woodruff is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Hale Woodruff born?

Hale Woodruff was born in Cairo[2].

Where did Hale Woodruff die?

Hale Woodruff passed away in New York City[4].

What did Hale Woodruff do for work?

Hale Woodruff worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

Where did Hale Woodruff go to school?

Hale Woodruff was educated at Herron School of Art and Design[12] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13].

What awards did Hale Woodruff receive?

Honors received include William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . link.gale.com. link.gale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . arsny.com. Retrieved . arsny.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . philamuseum.org. philamuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has works in the collection → The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art +18
    Archives at → Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
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