History and Information
-1920s-1930s
-black art reform, including jazz and poetry
-The Harlem Renaissance influenced future generations of black writers, but it was largely ignored by the literary establishment after it waned in the 1930s. -With the advent of the civil rights movement, it again acquired wider recognition.
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Blues by Archibald J. Motley This painting was done with oil on canvas and was published in 1929. | Jeunesse by Palmer Hayden People enjoyed jazz music and dancing during the Harlem Renaissance. | Mending Socks by Archibald J. Motley This painting was created in 1924 using oil on canvas. |
Blues by Archibald J. Motley
This painting was done with oil on canvas and was published in 1929.
Jeunesse by Palmer Hayden
People enjoyed jazz music and dancing during the Harlem Renaissance.
Mending Socks by Archibald J. Motley
This painting was created in 1924 using oil on canvas.
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
This poem is written in perspective of a mother talking to her son. She tells him that life isn't going to be easy, but she is still going. She wants her son to be successful in life and work through all the hard times.
