William Edouard Scott
William Edouard Scott (March 11, 1884 – May 15, 1964) was an African-American artist. Before
Alain Locke asked
African Americans to create and portray the ''
New Negro'' that would thrust them into the future, artists like William Edouard Scott were depicting blacks in new ways to break away from the subjugating images of the past. Scott, well known for his
portraits,
Haitian scenes, and
murals, challenged the standard depiction of blacks in art in the first half of the 20th century by utilizing black subject matter in an uplifting way. However, just as his style remained traditional as opposed to
abstract, he was relatively conservative in his portrayals of blackness.
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