1. Harlem Renaissance
The Roaring 20s

2. Generic Overview… Renaissance means “rebirth” in Italian
Harlem Renaissance: An African American cultural movement in Harlem, New York from the 1920s – 1930s.
This movement is largely defined by arts, culture, music, literature, etc.

3. Analyzing Culture Through Art Sample
Edward Hopper, Automat, 1927 **Not a Harlem Renaissance Painter**

4. Palmer Hayden, Jeunesse, abt. 1927

5. William H. Johnson, Chain Gang

6. William H. Johnson Cafe

7. Aaron Douglas, Into Bondage

8. Archibald J. Motley Jr., Blues

9. Romare Bearden, Jammin’ at the Savoy

10. Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America.

11. Palmer Hayden, Front Stoop

12. Photo circa 1920s Harlem

13. Augusta Savage Gamin

14. Your assignment
Describe the Harlem Renaissance in your own words, making direct connections to the arts used in class. For further help, you should reference Chapter 17 of your book.
Do not look at the works individually, but rather as a whole. What did the Harlem Renaissance depict?