The Harlem Renaissace A Brief overview

The Harlem Renaissance In the early 1900s African American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem. This movement became known as “The New Negro Movement” and later as the Harlem Renaissance. The main contributors to the development of the Harlem Renaissance were African-American urban migration, trends toward experimentation throughout the country, and rise of African American intellectuals

The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance transformed African-American identity and history, as well as American culture as a whole Paintings of this time period are used to celebrate the cultural traditions of African-Americans Never before this movement had so many Americans read the thoughts of African-Americans and embraced the African-American communities productions, expressions, and style.

Art of the THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

". Our problem is to conceive, develop, establish an art era "...Our problem is to conceive, develop, establish an art era. Not white art painting black...let's bare our arms and plunge them deep through laughter, through pain, through sorrow, through hope, through disappointment, into the very depths of the souls of our people and drag forth material crude, rough, neglected. Then let's sing it, dance it, write it, paint it. Let's do the impossible. Let's create something transcendentally material, mystically objective. Earthy. Spiritually earthy. Dynamic." Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas Into Bondage

Palmer Hayden Jeunesse

William H. Johnson Cafe

Romare Bearden Jammin’ at the Savoy

Archibald J. Motley Jr. Nightlife

Jacob Lawrence Parade

Romare Bearden The Blues

Jacob Lawrence This is a Family Living in Harlem