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Harlem Renaissance
An explosion of black culture in America

Harlem Renaissance, Modernism

Horace Pippin, The Artists

Portrait of Horace Pippin

Horace Pippin

Laura Wheeler Waring, The Artists

Portrait of Laura Wheeler Waring

Laura Wheeler Waring

Augusta Savage, The Artists

Portrait of Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage

Sculptor, teacher and warrior for civil rights

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, The Artists

Portrait of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Delicate Sculptor of Horrors

William H. Johnson, The Artists

Portrait of William H. Johnson

William H. Johnson

Painting my people

Palmer Hayden, The Artists

Portrait of Palmer Hayden

Palmer Hayden

Charles Alston, The Artists

Portrait of Charles Alston

Charles Alston

"The idea of a march was growing"

Aaron Douglas, The Artists

Portrait of Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Projections of determination

Beauford Delaney, The Artists

Portrait of Beauford Delaney

Beauford Delaney

Capturing the sacred light

Charles White, The Artists

Portrait of Charles White

Charles White

Images of dignity

Archibald Motley, The Artists

Portrait of Archibald Motley

Archibald Motley

James Van Der Zee, The Artists

Portrait of James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee

Don't just document, celebrate

Romare Bearden, The Artists

Portrait of Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

Loïs Mailou Jones, The Artists

Portrait of Loïs Mailou Jones

Loïs Mailou Jones

The joy of African color and design

Jacob Lawrence, The Artists

Portrait of Jacob Lawrence

Jacob Lawrence

Gwendolyn Knight, The Artists

Portrait of Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

Kate and Rachel Van Der Zee, Lenox, Mass., James Van Der Zee

Kate and Rachel Van Der Zee, Lenox, Mass. James Van Der Zee, 1907

Cousin, Suzie Porter, New York City, James Van Der Zee

Cousin, Suzie Porter, New York City James Van Der Zee, 1914

Peace Halting the Ruthlessness of War, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Peace Halting the Ruthlessness of War Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1917

Nude, Harlem, James Van Der Zee

Nude, Harlem James Van Der Zee, 1923

Garveyite Family, Harlem, James Van Der Zee

Garveyite Family, Harlem James Van Der Zee, 1924

Cocktails, Archibald Motley

Cocktails Archibald Motley, 1926

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series, Aaron Douglas

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series Aaron Douglas, 1926

Flight, from The Emperor Jones series, Aaron Douglas

Flight, from The Emperor Jones series Aaron Douglas, 1926

The Creation, Aaron Douglas

The Creation Aaron Douglas, 1927

The Judgment Day, Aaron Douglas

The Judgment Day Aaron Douglas, 1927

Blues, Archibald Motley

Blues Archibald Motley, 1929

Gamin, Augusta Savage

Gamin Augusta Savage, 1929

Lazy Bones, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Lazy Bones Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1930

Nous Quatre a Paris, Palmer Hayden

Nous Quatre a Paris Palmer Hayden, 1930

Reverie, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Reverie Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1930

The Janitor Who Paints, Palmer Hayden

The Janitor Who Paints Palmer Hayden, 1930

Couple, Harlem, James Van Der Zee

Couple, Harlem James Van Der Zee, 1932

Self-Portrait (Myself at Work), Archibald Motley

Self-Portrait (Myself at Work) Archibald Motley, 1933

Black Belt, Archibald Motley

Black Belt Archibald Motley, 1934

Gwendolyn Knight, Augusta Savage

Gwendolyn Knight Augusta Savage, 1934 – 1935

Aspiration, Aaron Douglas

Aspiration Aaron Douglas, 1936

Girl with Yellow Hat, Norman Lewis

Girl with Yellow Hat Norman Lewis, 1936

Into Bondage, Aaron Douglas

Into Bondage Aaron Douglas, 1936

Five Great American Negroes, Charles White

Five Great American Negroes Charles White, 1939

Talking Skull, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Talking Skull Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1939

The Harp, Augusta Savage

The Harp Augusta Savage, 1939

The Judgment Day, Aaron Douglas

The Judgment Day Aaron Douglas, 1939

Blind Singer, William H. Johnson

Blind Singer William H. Johnson, 1940

Four Friends, Laura Wheeler Waring

Four Friends Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

I Baptize Thee, William H. Johnson

I Baptize Thee William H. Johnson, 1940

The Study of a Student, Laura Wheeler Waring

The Study of a Student Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

Woman with Bouquet, Laura Wheeler Waring

Woman with Bouquet Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

Children, William H. Johnson

Children William H. Johnson, 1941

Meeting Place, Norman Lewis

Meeting Place Norman Lewis, 1941

Migration Series No.1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.2: The war had caused a labor shortage in northern industry. Citizens of foreign countries were returning to their native lands, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.2: The war had caused a labor shortage in northern industry. Citizens of foreign countries were returning to their native lands Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.3: From every southern town migrants left by the hundreds to travel north, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.3: From every southern town migrants left by the hundreds to travel north Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.4: All other sources of labor having been exhausted, the migrants were the last resource, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.4: All other sources of labor having been exhausted, the migrants were the last resource Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.5: Migrants were advanced passage on the railroads, paid for by northern industry. Northern industry was to be repaid by the migrants out of their future wages, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.5: Migrants were advanced passage on the railroads, paid for by northern industry. Northern industry was to be repaid by the migrants out of their future wages Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.6: The trains were crowded with migrants, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.6: The trains were crowded with migrants Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.7: The migrant, whose life had been rural and nurtured by the earth, was now moving to urban life dependent on industrial machinery, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.7: The migrant, whose life had been rural and nurtured by the earth, was now moving to urban life dependent on industrial machinery Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.8: Some left because of promises of work in the North. Others left because their farms had been devastated by floods, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.8: Some left because of promises of work in the North. Others left because their farms had been devastated by floods Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.9: They left because the boll weevil had ravaged the cotton crop, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.9: They left because the boll weevil had ravaged the cotton crop Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.10: They were very poor, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.10: They were very poor Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.11: Food had doubled in price because of the war, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.11: Food had doubled in price because of the war Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.12: The railroad stations were at times so crowded with people leaving that special guards had to be called to keep order, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.12: The railroad stations were at times so crowded with people leaving that special guards had to be called to keep order Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.13: The crops were left to dry and rot. There was no one to tend them, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.13: The crops were left to dry and rot. There was no one to tend them Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.14: For African Americans there was no justice in the southern courts, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.14: For African Americans there was no justice in the southern courts Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.15: There were lynchings, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.15: There were lynchings Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.16: After a lynching the migration quickened, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.16: After a lynching the migration quickened Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

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Constructivism, Modernism

Constructivism

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