Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney | |
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Beauford Delaney, photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1953 | |
| Born | December 30, 1901 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 1979 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Thiais Cemetery Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Harlem Renaissance |
Beauford Delaney (December 30, 1901 – March 26, 1979) was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beauford's younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter.