Harlem Renaissance Art
Name one Harlem Renaissance Visual Artist
William H. Johnson
Palmer Hayden
Archibald Motley
Richmond Barthe
Aaron Douglas
A neighborhood in New York City that is the birthplace of this time period.
What is Harlem.
The Mother of the Blues
Ma Rainey
Who is considered the "Godfather" of the Harlem Renaissance?
Dr. Alaine Locke
What year was she born? Where?
1930, Harlem NYC
The setting and scenes for many of the paintings was...
Cities/Urban Life
night clubs/dancing
What year(s) was the Harlem Renaissance?
1920's - Mid 1930
The Harlem Renaissance took place because of...
The Great Migration, African Americans moving from rural areas in the South to urban cities in the North
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold's autobiographical Children's Book
Known for inventing what style of artwork? Why did she invent this form of artwork?
Story Quilts
She couldn't get her autobiography published as a Black Woman.
Artists at this time were inspired by what other art form?
Jazz Music - it's improvisation and irregular form/structure
The Harlem Renaissance saw the development of three things...
Art, Music, and Literature
The 2 main factors that led to The Great Migration.
1. Industrialisation: Factory job opportunities in the North after World War 1
2. Oppression and racist Jim Crow laws in the South.
The New Negro
Who is Dr. Alain Locke
She lead protests outside Art Museums to get African American, Female, artists work exhibited. Therefore, she is known as a...
Feminist.
Name 4 Main Characteristics of Art during this time period.
- Bold Shapes
- Vibrant Colors
- Movement/Rhythm (dancing)
-African American Life
-Abstract images
Population of Harlem, NYC during this time period.
What is 175,000
Improvisational style, fluid and flowing structure, many rhythms and swinging notes. This style of music broke with traditional European Classical music.
What is Jazz Music
" Harlem" and "I Too, Sing America"
Langston Hughes
Name 3 of the 8 legendary African American women featured in her Famous Quilt, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles.
Ida B Wells, Mary McLeod, Madame Walker, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks , Bethune Ella Baker
Harlem Renaissance Artwork deals with themes of....
A realistic portrayal of the African American experience, social injustices/racism, Black Pride, authentic portrayals and a new identity of African Americans that rejects White ideals.
The other name for The Harlem Renaissance
What is the New Negro Movement.
The Blues musician who is known for her protest song, "Strange Fruit."
Billy Holiday
Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
Who is featured in the background of her quilt, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles? And Why?
Dutch Painter, Vincent Van Gogh. To show the contrast of a collective of powerful African American women in the foreground and a single, solitary male painter in the background.