Harlem Renaissance Project Victor Bahena
Male African American Poets
African American Male Poets PICTURE OF ARTIST NAME OF ARTIST, LIFE SPAN AND BIRTH PLACE TYPE OF WORK AND COMMON THEMES TYPE OF WORK AND COMMON THEMES FAMOUS WORK(S) FAMOUS WORK(S) Langston Hughes Joplin, Missouri Poetry: Black music, racial affirmation, and racial protest. The Negro Speaks of Rivers Dreams Deferred Countee Cullen Harlem, NY PoetryColor Claude McKay James Hill, Clarendon, Jamaica Jamaican writer, novelist, humanist, communist Home to Harlem, Banjo, Banana Bottom Jean Toomer Washington D.C. Poet, Novelist Cane, Problem of Civilization, The Flavor of Man
Female African American Poets
African American female Poets PICTURE OF POET NAME OF ARTIST, LIFE SPAN, AND BIRTH PLACE TYPE OF WORK AND COMMON THEMES FAMOUS WORKS Jessie Redmon Fauset Snow Hill, New Jersey Editor, poet, essayist, novelist There is Confusion, Plum Bun, The Chinaberry Tree Gwendolyn B. Bennett Giddings, Teas Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Teacher Heritage, Theodore Ward, Wind, Song Angelina Weld Grimke Boston, Massachusetts Journalist, poet The Eyes of My Regret, April, Trees Anne Lane Petry Old Saybrook, Connecticut writer Like a Winding Sheet, The Street, Country Place
Dreams Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken- winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken- winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. This poem means to never give up and to have hope. This poem means to never give up and to have hope.
African American Artists
Picture of painter Name of artist lifespan, birth place Type of work Most famous works William H. Johnson Painter I Baptize Thee, Jitterbug, Street Musicians Louis Mailou Jones Painter Initiation Liberia, Les Fetiches Sargent Claude Johnson Sculptor, Painter Forever Free, Standing Woman, Dorothy C
African American Musicians
Picture of musician Name, lifespan, birthplace Type of music Most famous songs Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz musician Aint Misbehavin, Hot Chocolate, April In Paris Josephine Baker St. Louis, Missouri Musician, Dancer, Singer J’ai deux amours, Zouzou, Princess Tamtam Edward Kennedy Ellington Washington D.C. Composer, conductor, pianist Moon Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, Satin Doll, Cottontail
Conclusion Page I have learned about many African American writers, artists, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance. I have learned about many African American writers, artists, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance. Works cited:pictures and all information from wikipedia.com Works cited:pictures and all information from wikipedia.com