Beauford Delaney

March 10, 2024
Painter

Quick Facts

Date Of Birth Dec 30, 1901(1901-12-30)
Age 123
Date Of Death March 26, 1979, Paris, France
Country United States
Horoscope Sagittarius

Beauford Delaney Biography

Birthday Dec 30
Birth Year 1901
Place Of Birth Tennessee

Beauford Delaney is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on December 30, 1901 in Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Beauford has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He and Gwendolyn Knight both became renowned Harlem Renaissance painters.

Artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance and abstract expressionism and known for “Jazz Quartet” and other works.

He began working in New York in the early 1930s and quickly became known for his paintings of prominent black artists.

His younger brother Joseph also became a well-known painter. Writer James Baldwin considered him his spiritual father.

Beauford Delaney Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Painter
House Living in own house.

Beauford is one of the richest Painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Beauford Delaney 's net worth $5 Million.

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Beauford Delaney Girlfriend

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Beauford Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Beauford Delaney celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Why was Beauford Delaney important?

Delaney also became a respected elder of the Harlem Renaissance crowd. His intimate portraits from this period show his beliefs of love, respect and equality between all people. In this time he became a “spiritual father” to writer James Baldwin; a rare kindred spirit who was both African American and gay.

What type of art did Beauford Delaney do?

Harlem Renaissance

Who inspired Beauford Delaney?

Lloyd Branson , a local elderly white artist in Knoxville, gave lessons to Beauford, and encouraged him to study art in Boston. In 1924, when Delaney was sixteen, he moved to Boston and remained there for five years.

Did Beauford Delaney attend college?

Austin-East High School

Can Fire in the Park analysis?

Can Fire in the Park is as much a swirling vignette of thickly applied paint as it is an image of a place. Delaney developed a vocabulary of signs — streetlights, fire hydrants, manhole covers, and zigzagging fire escapes — that became emblematic riffs on city life.

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