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    R.(2007). Black Artists and Activism: Harlem on My Mind (1969). American Studies 48(1)‚ 5-39. Mid-American Studies Association. Retrieved March 18‚ 2013‚ from Project MUSE database. Another case study‚ Harlem on my mind‚ was an exhibit that opened in 1969 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City that sought to explore the cultural history of Harlem‚ NYC‚ which was predominately black. With seemingly good intentions to celebrate Harlem’s

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    The Harlem Renaissance occurred in the early 1920s. It was an culture celebration in which African American artist‚ musicians‚ writers and performers were able to take back their culture identity. This celebration took place between the end of World War 1 and the middle of the 1930s. This Renaissance consist of some of the famous writers‚ poets‚ artist‚ and musicians we see today. Such as‚ Maya Angelou‚ Alice Walker‚ Louis Armstrong‚ Aaron Douglas and many others. This culture celebration consisted

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    Running head: SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENAISSANCE Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance Two Historical Art Periods Elisa Montoya Western Governor’s University RIWT Task 1 May 13‚ 2013 SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENNAISANCE Comparing and Contrasting the Two Art Periods “Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance” 2 While there are many different historical art periods I will bring together two that I found to be extremely interesting. There are so many wonderful facts about all the different art periods

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    Langston Hughes’s poem” Harlem”‚ ask a great question‚ what happens to a dream deferred? We start out early in our lives with an endless amount of dreams for the future. Dreams for ourselves and dreams on a global scale. As children we dream of being a fireman‚ a police officer‚ teacher‚ or an astronaut. On a global scale we dream of peace and equality. What becomes of those dreams when they are postponed and overdue? Interpreting the first verse of the poem “does it dry up like a raisin

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    had been completely flipped and ruined. Music plays a big role in my life‚ because when I feel sad it helps me get through tough times and certain songs represent eventful moments in my life. To start off‚ one song that means a lot to me is “Tiny Dancer” by Caroline Glaser. My favorite part off the song is‚ “Ballerina‚ you must have seen here dancing in the sand” (Glaser). These lyrics represent an elegant

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    Date: March 7‚ 2014 Assignment: Art Critique Name of Art Gallery: Frist Museum Of Art Title of Artwork: “Grainstacks (Sunset)” Name of Artist: Claude Monet Form (size‚ shape‚ materials‚ colors‚ and composition): Size; Medium. Shape; Triangular formation. Colors; Yellow‚ Badge‚ Brown‚ Red‚ Gray‚ and Blue. Materials Used; Oil on canvas‚ and paint. Content: In 1890 and 1891‚ Monet painted a group of pictures of the stacks of wheat in the fields near his home‚ exhibiting

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    Introduction Langston Hughes was an integral part of the Harlem Renaissance‚ a period during the 1920s and 1930s that was characterized by an artistic flowering of African-American writers‚ musicians‚ and visual artists intensely proud of their black heritage. Langston Hughes contributed to the era by bringing the rhythm of jazz‚ the vernacular of his people‚ and the social concerns of the day to his verse. “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” in his first collection‚ The Weary Blues(1926)‚ looks at the

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    of East Harlem‚ New York‚ seeks to explore the community in relation to its landscape and demographic characteristics taking into consideration its population‚ health‚ resources‚ and its shortfalls amongst other benchmarks of the city. With these statistics and characteristics‚ it paints a clearer picture of the strengths and weakness of the community making informed needs about the community. This assessment will seek to give a vivid characteristic to the situational analysis of East Harlem and offer

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    9:30AM April 14‚ 2015 Harlem Renaissance Poetry Essay The New Negro Renaissance‚ or Harlem Renaissance as it is familiarly known‚ was the name given to the cultural‚ social‚ and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. With the attraction of numerous African American writers‚ artists‚ musicians‚ photographers‚ poets‚ and scholars with the desire to flee the South’s oppressive caste system‚ the streets of Harlem sprouted with newly youthful

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    Life during the Harlem Renaissance was full of music‚ dancing‚ and different art forms. The Harlem Renaissance was an exciting era for African Americans. From music to writing‚ African American culture was spreading in the north‚ the mecca being Harlem in New York. This movement could not have happened without the Great Migration. The Great Migration was an emigration of 6 million African Americans from the south to the north. This move occurred because of a boll weevil epidemic that caused

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