When Did Palmer Hayden Die
Palmer Hayden, Original Name Peyton Cole Hedgeman, (Born January 15, 1890, Widewater, Virginia, U. S. —Died February 18, 1973, New York, New York), African...
Palmer Hayden, original name Peyton Cole Hedgeman, (born January 15, 1890, Widewater, Virginia, U.S.—died February 18, 1973, New York, New York), African American painter who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance.
Where did Palmer Hayden live?
Hayden was born Peyton Cole Hedgeman in a small Virginia town roughly fifty miles southwest of Washington, DC. After moving to DC at age sixteen to live with an aunt, he took a job as a general laborer for the circus.
Why did Palmer Hayden paint?
“I decided to paint to support my love of art, rather than have art support me.” — Palmer Hayden quoted in Nora Holt, “Painter Palmer Hayden Symbolizes John Henry,” New York Times, 1 Feb. 1947. Palmer Hayden was an artist whose association with the Harlem Renaissance was more spiritual than stylistic.
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