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Harlem Renaissance
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Wedding Party
James Van Der Zee was a famous photographer during the Harlem Renaissance. He was fmous for his portraits of black New Yorkers. www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/james-van-der-zee?view=slider#7 -
The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes was the most prominent poets during the Harlem Renaissance period, this poetry book is written in a 'free verse'. The Weary Blues is about the blues and struggles of the black man in America.
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Budda
Lois Mailou Jones created this water color painting of a Budda in 1927. The extravagant colors and the detail to the patterns makes the painting feel a sense of peacefulness. -
Gamin
Augusta Savage 1929. Some people say that Augusta gathered inspiration to create this sculpture after seeing a homeless boy on the streets. While others say his nephew was the real inspiration.
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Blues
Archibald Motley created this vibrant oil painting in 1929. The painting shows the liveliness of a blues club, the characters in the painting look like they are having a lovely time. The bold colors is what brings life and movement to the painting. https://hamptonsarthub.com/2015/10/16/all-that-jazz-in-archibald-motley-paintings-at-whitney-museum/ -
Tongues (Holy Rollers)
Archibald Motley created this oil painting in 1929
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Aint Misbehavin
Louis Armstrong was a famous trumpet player and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. The songs he created during this time influenced by the events going on at that time. Louis gained his fame in 1929, he sang songs like "Aint Misbehavin" and "Basin Street Blues" https://www.allmusic.com/album/aint-misbehavin-and-other-hits-mw0000727615 -
A Janitor Who Paints
Palmer Hayden 1930. Oil canvas. -
Blackberry Women
Richman Barthe created the bronze Blackberry Women. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/blackberry-woman-58162 -
The Ascent of Ethiopia
By Lois Mailou Jones that was created in 1932. This painting is supposed to represent the struggles and hardships of black people and their journey throughout history.
http://harlemrenaissanceassignment.blogspot.com/2012/03/painting-ascent-of-ethiopia-by-lois.html -
Negro in an African Setting
Aaron Douglas 1934 -
Lady with a Brimmed Hat
James Van Der Zee -
Girl in a Red Dress
Charles Henry Alston oil canvas. https://maryckhayes.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/racial-identity-in-art-the-black-aesthetic/ -
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Into Bondage
Aaron Douglas 1936. Jennifer Wingate, “Aaron Douglas/Into Bondage/1936,” American Paintings, 1900–1945, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/166444 (accessed April 25, 2018). -
Les Fétiches
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The Harp
Augusta Savage created a sculpture for called the harp that is supposed to represent 12 black singers that represent the strings on the harp, the sculpture was eventually destroyed.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
A book that was written by Zora Neale Hurston during the Harlem Renaissance which is about a character named Janie Crawford, a teenage girl trying to figure out her purpose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Eyes_Were_Watching_God -
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday was a famous blues and jazz singer during the Harlem Renaissance."Strange Fruit" was released in 1939 which is an emotional song that was banned throughout America. Billie sings about the racist and violent south. -
Shade Chadman
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John Brown Going to his Hanging
Horace Pippin. Oil on canvas. https://www.pafa.org/collection/john-brown-going-his-hanging -
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Can Fire in the Park
Beauford Delaney oil on canvas. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/can-fire-park-6619
