The Harlem Renaissance

Which prominent late 19th-century leader founded Tuskegee Institute and advocated advancing African Americans through industrial education and economic self-reliance?

Booker T. Washington

Which prominent late 19th-century leader is known as the "Father of Social Science" and advocated advancing African Americans through higher education and civil rights activism?

W.E.B. Du Bois

Name four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) listed in the notes and their locations.

1. Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama), 2. Howard University (Washington, D.C.), 3. Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia), 4. Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee)

What was the Harlem Renaissance, also known as The New Negro Movement, and what was its time frame?

It was a cultural, social, and artistic movement that celebrated African American creative expression and intellectual achievement from 1919-1935.

What was The Great Migration?

The movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to Northern and Midwestern cities in search of economic opportunity and political freedom.

In the context of the Harlem Renaissance, what are "Spatial Arts" and who are three artists in this category?

Spatial Arts refers to visual arts such as painting and sculpture. Three artists in this group are Aaron Douglas, Hale Woodruff, and Lois Mailou Jones.

In the context of the Harlem Renaissance, what are "Temporal Arts" and who are three artists or performers in this category?

Temporal Arts refers to arts that exist across time, such as music, theater, and literature. Three artists in this group are Bessie Smith, Archibald Motley, and Cab Calloway.

What fundamental question sparked the Harlem Renaissance movement?

What Africa means to me?

Who is recognized as the Father of the Harlem Renaissance?

Alain Locke (Ph.D. Harvard 1918, Howard University Professor for 40 years)

What racial stereotypes did the Harlem Renaissance Arts Movement seek to dispel?

Stereotypes including Little Black Sambo, Pickaninny, Mammy, and Aunt Jemima.

Name two major foundations established by white patrons that supported African American art during the Harlem Renaissance.

The Harmon Foundation and The Barnes Foundation

Who was considered the premier visual artist of the Harlem Renaissance according to Alain Locke?

Aaron Douglas

Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted this?

Lois Mailou Jones

ascent of ethiopia

Oil

1931

Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted this

Hale Woodruff

mutiny on the amistad

oil

1939

Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted this fine art portrait.

Archibald Motley

octoroon girl

oil

1925

Which Harlem Renaissance sculptor created this.

Meta Fuller

emancipation proclamation

bronze

1913

Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted this?

William H. Johnson

chain gang

oil

1939

Which prominent photographer captured life in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance?

James VanDer Zee

future expectations

photography

1926

What are the six main photographic topics captured by James VanDer Zee?

1. weddings

2. funerals

3. families

4. celebrities

5. large organization

6. unia

Aaron Douglas
negro in the african setting

oil

1934