Tongues (holy rollers) 1929

Harlem Renaissance (1920s-1930s)

  • Josephine Baker in Shuffle Along

    Josephine Baker in Shuffle Along
    Musical
  • Flight into Egypt by Henry Ossawa Tanner

    Flight into Egypt by Henry Ossawa Tanner
    Painting
  • Wedding Party by James Van Der Zee

    Wedding Party by James Van Der Zee
    Photography
  • Sahdji by Aaron Douglas

    Sahdji by Aaron Douglas
    Ink and graphite on wove paper
  • The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

    The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
    Literature
  • I, Too -Written by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Bryan Collier

    I, Too -Written by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
    Literature, Drawing
  • Buddha by Loïs Mailon Jones

    Buddha by Loïs Mailon Jones
    Painting
  • Gamin by Augusta Savage

    Gamin by Augusta Savage
    Sculpture
  • Blues by Archibald J. Motley

    Blues by  Archibald J. Motley
    Painting
  • Tongues (Holy Rollers) by Archibald J. Motley

    Tongues (Holy Rollers) by Archibald J. Motley
    Painting
  • The Janitor Who Paints by Palmer Hayden

    The Janitor Who Paints by Palmer Hayden
    Painting
  • Portrait of a Woman by James Van Der Zee

    Portrait of a Woman by James  Van Der Zee
  • An Idyll of the Deep South by Aaron Douglas

    An Idyll of the Deep South by Aaron Douglas
    Painting
  • Negro in an African Setting by Aaron Douglas

    Negro in an African Setting by Aaron Douglas
    Painting
  • Into Bondage by Aaron Douglas

    Into Bondage by Aaron Douglas
    Painting
  • Girl with Pigtails by Augusta Savage

    Girl with Pigtails by Augusta Savage
    Sculpture
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

    Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
    Literature
  • Les Fétiches by Loïs Mailou Jones

    Les Fétiches by Loïs Mailou Jones
    Painting
  • The Harp by Augusta Savage

    The Harp by Augusta Savage
  • Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
    Music