Harlem+Renaissance


 * Harlem Renaissance **


 * Background: **
 * In the early 20th century, the United States was changing dramatically.
 * Many people left rural farming areas and headed to industrial cities in hopes of finding work.
 * The neighborhood of Harlem, in New York City, was an area where many African Americans settled, creating a convergence of African Americans from all over the country.
 * The Harlem Renaissance took place in this newly formed community, through visual arts, literature, poetry, theater, dance, and politics. In a time when African Americans were denied basic civil rights, these creative individuals created lasting work that crossed all racial lines.
 * Harlem Renaissance artists worked in a genre known as **// Social Realism //**: the topics were real (daily life, family, heritage), but the styles varied and could be realistic or abstract.

Cafe 1939-1940 William H. Johnson, American || Into Bondage, 1936 Aaron Douglas, American || Three Folk Musicians 1967 Romare Bearden, American || The Calabash Romare Bearden, American || The Builders, The Family, 1974 Jacob Lawrence || Tombstones, 1942 Jacob Lawrence ||
 * Artwork: **
 * Harlem Renaissance artists worked in a genre known as **// Social Realism //**: the topics were real, but the styles varied and could be realistic or abstract, but are generally **stylized** and **symbolic**.
 * Artists explored themes of daily life, personal history and heritage, and the African American experience
 * [[image:johnsoncafe.jpg link="@http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=11583"]]
 * [[image:romare_bearden_three_folk_musicians_1967_jpg.jpg]]
 * [[image:lawrencebuilders.jpg]]

Harlem Renaissance Infor at ArtCyclopedia, Storytellers at the Met, artist info, ArtLex,

Romare Bearden R.B. Foundation, Interactive Site on The Block, NGA Bio, megagallery,

Aaron Douglas PBS Bio, Arts Edge

William H Johnson William H. Johnson Bio, World on Paper,

Jacob Lawrence NGA Bio, Overview and links, awesome site on The Migration Series, Facts and Quotes. great interactive site at The Whitney