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Title
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Fellowship Application, Charles H. Alston, 1940-1942
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Description
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Correspondence letters between artist Charles Henry Alston and Julius Rosenwald Fund staff, including George M. Reynolds, Dorothy A. Elvidge, Edwin R. Embree, and William C. Haygood, concerning a fellowship grant and its subsequent renewal. The file documents Alstons project to visually represent the Negro of America, rather than the Negro in America by contrasting the lives of Black people in the urban North and the rural South. Documents include Alston's initial application, his detailed project proposal, academic transcripts from Columbia University, and strong letters of reference from individuals such as Walter White, Ira de A. Reid, and T. Arnold Hill. The file contains a comprehensive progress report from his first grant, detailing extensive travel and the creation of numerous artworks throughout the South, as well as his application for renewal. Further correspondence covers payment plans, his military draft status, a potential visiting artist position at Mississippi Negro Training School formerly Jackson College with President Jacob L. Reddix, and updates on his later success, including illustrations for Fortune magazine and work for the Office of War Information. The file also includes photographs of his paintings and drawings, such as Grading Tobacco, Girl with a necklace, Atlanta slum and School Girl.
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Identifier
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fisk_rf_ff_fgr_389_00004
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Field of Study or Work
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Art
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Subject
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Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th century—History, African American history, Embree, Edwin R. (Edwin Rogers), 1883-1950, Elvidge, Dorothy A., 1906-1994, Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977, Reynolds, George M. (George Millar), 1900-1987, Haygood, William Converse, 1910-1985, White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955, Peixotto, Ernest C. (Ernest Clifford), 1869-1940, Hill, T. Arnold (Thomas Arnold), 1888-1947, Reddix, Jacob L., 1897-1973, Reid, Ira De Augustine, 1901-1968, Block, Lou, 1895-1969, Hammond, John Henry, 1910-1987, Moe, Henry Allen, 1894-1975, Clement, Rufus E. (Rufus Early), 1900-1967,
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Extent
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124 pages
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Language
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eng
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Date
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1940/1942
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Format
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pdf
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Type
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Text
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Source
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Box 389, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives, 1917-1948, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
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Publisher
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John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
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Rights
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Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library reasonably believe that the items made available in our digital collections are not restricted by copyright or related rights. However, these materials are publicly accessible, some restrictions on further use may still apply. Permitted uses for those items are limited to research, educational, and scholarly purposes under U.S. Copyright Law Title 17, §108 U.S.C. Besides educational uses, you need to obtain permission from Fisk University Franklin Library. Please contact archives@fisk.edu.
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Fellowship Fund Section
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Fellowship Granted
