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 Black Harlem Renaissance Artists black artists to the world of arts. It was America's first black artists in the early 20th century. Here are the names . |
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Richard Wright Literary Critics claimed the his writings changed racial relations in America. He is like the face of the movement. |
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Rilke |
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Zorroloco |
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Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000). His paintings reflects the lives and struggles of the African American community. Vivid colors. black and brown colors always in juxtaposition and geometric structures. He got so much recognition and in 1941 he was first African American painter that his works was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York The Migration series caught the attention of the critics. The Toussaint's L' Ouverture , Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass series are remarkable works. At the end of his life the NY Times described him as: "One of America's leading modern figurative painters" .. |
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites readers on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Get a signed copy here. shop.kareemabduljabbar.com |
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Selma Burke Burke was a member of the Harlem Renaissance . She was well known for her relief sculpture on FDR, which is minted on the American dime. |
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Aaron Douglas Paintings include domestic life, landscapes. |
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Cab Calloway Actor/singer/dancer. He is associated with the Cotton in Harlem. Famous for the scat singing. |
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Rudolph Fisher American radiologist. Short writer, musician. |
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Charles Alston Painter/Muralist/ Illustrator/ Sculptor Abstract Expressionism |
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Bessie Smith Very popular during the 20's and 30's decade. Smith was part of the Jazz Age. She was the most popular female blues singer . |
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James Van Der Zee Painter. Known for his paintings on Black Yokers |
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Norman Lewis He is associated with the Harlem Renaissance and American Expressionism . 1909-1979. |
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Bessie Smith Very popular in this art movement. Jazz and blues singer. |
