Harlem, chicken and waffles became a soulful symbol of creativity during the Harlem Renaissance.

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 Harlem Renaissance changed everything, from the civil rights movement to the evolution of sociology to the entire trajectory of the arts. It showed that “popular music” could be just as ...

Fordjour often quotes directly from Harlem Renaissance artists like Archibald Motley Jr., and Richmond Barthé, he says, in order to keep their contributions in art historical consciousness.Credit ...

A lot of artists leave New Orleans and end up in Chicago." While the Harlem Renaissance was centered in large part on literature and visual culture, "if you open it up to a wider understanding ...

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 ...

The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age of Black culture. An iconic period of our history, the time between 1920 and 1937 gave birth to Black literature, art, fashion and music that left a lasting ...

At its best, what “Harlem Renaissance” provides is a chance to witness that becoming, to peek at those negotiations in progress, through the work of artists whose achievements have ...

Isaac Julien Harlem Central Park MANHATTAN ... While race was commonly explored among the artists, thinkers and writers of the Renaissance, some openly broached the subject of sexuality, which ...

But, I mean, you're absolutely right. Most people do think of the Harlem Renaissance as primarily a literary movement, yet so many famous Black artists really flourished during that time period.