Our Harlem Renaissance celebration is underway! We have a lot of great programs coming up. You can learn more about the art and artists of the Harlem Renaissance with these books and documentaries.
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse by James Weldon Johnson featuring drawings by Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas was an influential Harlem artists originally from Topeka Kansas.
In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage by Alan Schroeder
This children’s book presents the story of Augusta Savage, one of the most important sculptors of her time.
VanDerZee, photographer, 1886-1983 by Deborah Willis-Braithwaite
A compilation of the work of James Van Der Zee, one of the foremost African-American photographers during the 1920s and still one of the most important photographers of the 20th century.
Against The Odd:: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance producer/director, Amber Edwards.
This features several important and influential figures from the Harlem Renaissance.
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance by Richard J. Powell and David A. Bailey
This examines the cultural reawakening of Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s as a key moment in twentieth-century art history, one that transcended regional and racial boundaries.
Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America by Mary Schmidt Campbell
Presents the work of some of the most important visual artists, including Meta Warrick Fuller, Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, and William H. Johnson.
The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America by Edward White
Van Vechten photographed many important figures from the Harlem Renaissance. His work can be viewed on the Library of Congress website.
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