George edmund haynes biography
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Haynes, George Edmund (1880 – 1960)
Dr. George Edmund Haynes (1880 – January 8, 1960) – Social Worker, Reformer, Educator and Co-Founder of the National Urban League.
NOTE: This entry is about Dr. George Edmund Haynes, a co-founder of the National Urban League. Much of the entry was excerpted from the booklet “The National Urban League: 100 years of Empowering Communities” authored by Anne Nixon and produced by The Human Spirit Initiative, an organization with a mission to inspire people to desire to make a difference and then act on it.
The leaders of The Human Spirit Initiative believe that today’s established organizations were new ideas 75-100 years ago and we owe those ideas to their founders. By studying, researching and communicating the details of the lives of these founding leaders within the context of their times, it is possible to create greater understanding of and commitment to strengthening civil society through individual initiative and collective endeavors in building community. For more information on The Human Spirit Initiative and a Main Drag, Cue, 2022, oil on canvas, 96.5 x 117cm |George Haynes George Haynes was born in Kenya in 1938 and moved to Western Australia in 1962, after studying at the Chelsea School of Art, London. Shortly after, he started exhibiting at Skinner Galleries, the first commercial gallery in Perth, and has been exhibiting nationally and internationally ever since. American sociology professor and federal civil servant George Edmund Haynes (May 11, 1880 – January 8, 1960) was an American sociology scholar and federal civil servant, a co-founder and first executive director of the National Urban League, serving 1911 to 1918.[1][2][3] A graduate of Fisk University, he earned a master's degree at Yale University,[1] and was the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Columbia University, where he completed one in sociology. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he moved with his mother and sister to New York City in the Great Migration, and lived and worked from there for most of his life. During the Woodrow Wilson administration, Haynes was appointed in 1918 as director of the newly established Division of Negro Economics in the Department of Labor, as part of an effort by the Democratic administration to build support from blacks for the war effort. They had been disfranchised by Democratic-dominated state governments across the South around the turn of the 20th centu
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George Haynes
The paintings of George Haynes are characteristically drenched in colour and are a keen observation of everyday Australian life and landscape.
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His paintings are characteristically drenched in colour and are a keen observation of everyday Australian life and landscape. He is a master of light, creating harmonious paintings of colour, tone, and temperature, with a flair for composition that imbues a musical quality to his works. His sophisticated use of colour and light has influenced and inspired generations of artists.
George is a prolific artist whose work resides in the most prestigious private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South •
George Edmund Haynes
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