DOUGLAS, Aaron, (American, 1898-1979): ''The Junk Man'', Etching, SLR, 9 1/2'' x 7 1/2'' sight, silver frame, 16 1/4'' x 13 3/4'', #ed 8/15. Aaron Douglas was considered by many to be the father of Black American art, as well as a major artist involved in the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas became the first president of the Harlem Artists Guild, which helped to get African-American artists the necessary acceptance into the arts project under the U.S. Government's Works Progress Administration(WPA).