Before the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance Art
Harlem renaissance Vocab
Harlem Renaissance Art, Music and Culture
100
The Great Migration is the movement of black Americans from where to where?
A. East to West
B. Rural South to Urban North
C. West to East
B. Rural South to Urban North
100
Where is Harlem?
New York City
100
Jacob Lawrence uses what visual device to create depth and the illusion of space in his art?
overlap
100
What does the word renaissance mean?
A rebirth or revival of art, ideas, and culture.
100
What decade did the Harlem Renaissance occur in?
1920's & 1930's
200
Why did many African Americans leave the South after the Civil War?
a. to escape slavery
b. to find jobs in agriculture
c. to avoid racial discrimination
d. to gain citizenship
c. to avoid racial discrimination
200
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a. The migration north to escape slavery
b.The economic boom of the 1920’s that would soon come crashing down during The Great Depression in the 1930’s
c.The cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship
c.The cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship
200
In Aaron Douglas work, The Song of Towers the cog wheel that the man stands on represents what?
industrialization
200
What does migration mean in the context of the Great Migration?
Moving from one place to another to live, especially from the South to the North.
200
What style of music became extremely popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz
300
Fill in the blanks:
Many black southerners move to what city as an alternative to New York City during the Great Migration.
Chicago, Detroit, or Phillidelphia
300
One of the most important parts of the Harlem Renaissance was?
A. that African Americans could finally vote.
B. that black culture and art began to get recognized
C. that people started to take formal education more seriously.
B. that black culture and art began to get recognized
300
In James VanDerZee's photograpghs, he presents images of African Americans in ___________ style to recognize thier contributions to American culture.
high class
300
What does the word oppression mean?
Unfair treatment or control over a group of people.
300
What is the effect of color and variation of light in Aaron Douglas' work?
The use of light and darks create shading the reads at surfaces and space in his work.
400
What kind of philosophies and ideas did black people in the South have when they moved to the north?
a. political ideas
b. creative ideas
c. scientific ideas
d. traditional ideas
b. creative ideas
400
What did the literature of the Harlem Renaissance do?
A. put forth the accomplishments and achievements of black people past and present
B. talked a lot about geographical feature like rivers
C. Gave black people the right to vote
D. Introduced poetry to a wider range of people
A. put forth the accomplishments and achievements of black people past and present
400
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance period were influenced by what book?
The New Negro
400
What is a scene from every day life called?
A genre scene
400
How did art contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?
It helped express Black culture, creativity, identity, and joy.
500
What happened to black voting rights around the time of The Great Migration?
a. black southerners were forced to vote
b. the right to vote was taken away from black southerners
c. the ability to vote became more difficult for black southerners
c. the ability to vote became more difficult for black southerners
500
Which of the following inspired the art of Aaron Douglas?
a. New Negro Movement
b. Cubism
c. Spirituals of the Christian church
d. African Heritage of African Americans
e. all of the above
d. all of the above
500
What type of art were artists of the Harlem Renaissance inspired by?
Cubism
500
What was VanDerZee trying to communicate when photograpghing Andrew Garvey and his son in military uniforms?
That Garvey's family were fighters for equality.
500
How does music from the Harlem Renaissance's philosophies and ideas influence culture today?
It inspired many cultural developments and helped shape the beginning of the civil rights movement, popularizing the achievements of modern Black Americans with its themes of identity, pride, and freedom.