Harlem Renaissance
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT WAS IT AND WHERE?
- A time period between 1910-1930
- Took place in Harlem, NY
TIME PERIOD
- Time of the Great Migration
- Time when African Americans migrated
- From the south up to the north
NEW MUSIC
- Jazz and Blues
- became popular in
- bars and cabarets
SEGREGATION
- Harlem was considered
- the center of this racial group
- for reasons such as outlawed
- school segregation.
LOIS MAILOU JONES
WHAT DID SHE CREATE??
She created African style masks and paintings
Les Fetiches
Lois Mailou Jones claim to fame
Les Fetiches
This was created in 1938
HOW DID SHE CREATE IT?
Lois Mailou Jones used oil pastels to create this masterpiece
INSPIRATION
She found inspiration in the spiritual beliefs, sights, and sounds of Haiti.
TIME PERIOD
The time period was rebirth and this gave her hope and joy.
CITATION
- Hutchinson, George. "Britannica Mobile Edition." Britannica Mobile. Briticana Online >.
- Encyclopedia, n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
