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The Atlantic11mon
The Harlem Renaissance Was Bigger Than Harlem
In “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism,” a sprawling exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was a watercolor ... the other side of the frame. His Girl in Blue Dress ...
The Washington Post2y
Slavery’s horror, powerfully stylized by a Harlem Renaissance artist
The figures’ long march is framed by lush ... before continuing his art education in Paris, but he was persuaded to stay by Alain Locke, the “dean of the Harlem Renaissance,” whose special ...
NPR11mon
'The Harlem Renaissance' and what is Black art for?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showcasing visual artists from the Harlem Renaissance in the exhibition, “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.” When we think about the Harlem ...
Black Enterprise1y
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Is Having A Black Moment With The ‘Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism’ Show
Archibald J. Motley, Black Belt, Harlem Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art Harlem Renaissance history is epic in proportion. The same goes for its art history. How were you able to narrow down ...
The Washington Post1y
The Harlem Renaissance wasn’t just nightclubs. It was about ideas.
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 28. metmuseum.org. NEW YORK — Two women stare directly at the viewer with such ...
CBS News1y
New Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit celebrates Harlem Renaissance
Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the ...
The New York Times1y
The Met Aims to Get Harlem Right, the Second Time Around
from “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.” In Johnson’s buoyant painting a dapper Harlem couple steps out for a stroll beneath a tangerine slice of a moon. Credit ...
Yahoo1y
The Met’s New Exhibition on the Harlem Renaissance Depicts How Black Artists Used Fashion and Art to Control Their Own Narratives
Since then, The Met has significantly expanded its holdings of works by Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, including paintings by Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett and Charles Alston.
The New Yorker2y
A Black British Artist Asks, “What Was Africa to the Harlem Renaissance?”
Alain Locke is remembered as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance ... the Harlem Renaissance, when Black artists and a few white fellow-travellers mobilized it for their own ends. In art works ...
Vulture1y
The Met’s Tremendous Harlem Renaissance Show Redefines Modernism
Photo: Courtesy The Met Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen The first thing you’re likely to read about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition dedicated to the Harlem Renaissance is that it ...
The Art Newspaper5mon
Miami exhibition explores Harlem Renaissance artist William H. Johnson’s final series of paintings
The Harlem Renaissance artist William H. Johnson’s prescient, social justice-forward final series of paintings is a testament to courage. Fighters for Freedom, organised as a touring exhibition ...