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1 Harlem Renaissance Art

2 3 Themes African Heritage Slavery and Suffering: “Folk Culture”
New 20th Century African American Voice

3 An Idyll of the Deep South, from Aspects of Negro Life series Aaron Douglas, 1934

4 Fetiche et Fleurs (Fetish and Flowers) Palmer Hayden, 1926

5 Photography of James VanDerZee

6 Photography of James VanDerZee

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8 Themes of the Harlem Renaissance
African Heritage Beauty in history and culture Rediscovery African American Folk Culture Struggle and Slavery “Soulfulness” New 20th Century Voice Defiance and resistance Pride

9 Jazz and Blues Mix of Dixieland and ragtime, rhythm and improvisations, imaginative solos. Shared Characteristics of the 1920s: Improvisation- experimentation and freedom. Individualism Women were prominent performers Voiced the struggle of black Americans Who didn’t like jazz? Some believed it was associated with alcohol, speakeasies, crime, and moral decline.

10 The Cotton Club

11 Positive Impact of Jazz Music
Connected people across races Hugely popular around the world, especially Europe (where fascism and anti-Semitism were on the rise). Possibly the greatest cultural movement that has ever impacted American pop culture. African American art and music continues to evolve today and is widely imitated.

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