Harlem Renaissance
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE IN THE UNITED STATES (1910-1934)
BY: MONIQUE THOMPSON (ART PER. 2)
ABOUT THE HARLEM
- Between 1920-1930 an unprecedented outburst of creative activity among African-Americans occurred
- Art became the way that they chose to express themselves
- The most influential movement in African American literary history
- Blacks sought to Embrace literary, musical, theatrical, and visual arts
- Bold, stylized portraits of African Americans during this period were exhibited
The Harlem Renaissance was a phase of a larger New Negro movement that had emerged in the early 20th century and in some ways ushered in the civil rights movement of the late 1940s and early 1950s
EXAMPLES....
THE GREY PARADE
Alain Locke in 1926
NIGHT CLUB
PALMER HAYDEN (AMERICAN, 1890-1973), NOUS QUATRE A PARIS NO DATE, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF
This famous piece of art by Palmer Hayden displays what it was like amongst's the men in the night clubs during the Harlem Renaissance.
NIGHT LIFE
ARCHIBALD J. MOTLEY, NIGHTLIFE, 1943, ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
This portrait displays the "free spirit" that the Negros were striving for.
JAZZ LIFE
PALMER HAYDEN, JEUNESSE, NO DATE
Jazz can be identified by its characteristic blues rhythms and distinctive speech intonations. Harlem has long been an important center for jazz. Palmer Hayden could have seen such dancing as this at the Savoy, which was Harlem's most famous jazz club portrait.
THE DEEP SOUTH
AARON DOUGLAS, IDYLLS OF THE DEEP SOUTH, 1934
Book and magazine publishers of the 1920s and 1930s also helped to disseminate this Harlem Renaissance imagery.
SATURDAY NIGHT
“SATURDAY NIGHT” BY ARCHIBALD J. MOTLEY JR., FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART
Thousands of Americans tuned in weekly for Ellington’s performances from the famous Cotton Club. This famous art work depicts what is was like in the club on a Saturday night.
SUMMARY
- Art during Harlem Renaissance was primarily for Negros to express themselves
- Visual artists played a key role in creating depictions of the New Negro
- The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s.
- Very bold, and often "rebellious" pieces of art were done during this time
- Harlem renaissance brought a new style of art to African American culture and the world in general
