Jockey Club by Archibald J. Motley Jr
I would guess that when most people think of the Harlem Renaissance, they think of writers and musicians. The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism (through July 28), the current show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a reminder that there was also an abundance of artists producing paintings, sculpture and other examples of fine art.
Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss
James Weldon Johnson by Laura Wheeler Waring
This is probably the largest (160 pieces) and most comprehensive collection of works produced by African American artists of that era. It includes artists from across the United States, and many who were working in Europe. One thing that comes across is the wide variety of styles that was being produced. From “primitive” to realist, from impressionist to cubist, the art here is as varied and as good as art that was being produced around the world.
The Photographer by Jacob Lawrence
Tea Time at Madame C. J. Walker’s by James Van Der Zee
Cocktails by Archibald J. Motley Jr
Nightlife by Archibald J. Motley Jr
Parade Harlem by James Van Der Zee
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp) by Augusta Savage
Poster for the first salon by the Société des Artistes Antilles by Germaine Casse
Women in Blue by William H Johnson
Girl in Blue Dress by Samuel Joseph Brown
Building More Stately Mansions by Aaron Douglas
The Artist’s Wife (L) and Self-Portrait (R) by Horace Pippin
W.E.B. Du Boise by Winold Reiss
Mr. and Mrs. Barton by John N. Robinson
Mother and Daughter by Laura Wheeler Waring
Scottsboro Boys by Aaron Douglas
Thank you. I have a Nikon 7500. I use a came-with-the-computer software for editing. I hear Light Room is good and over the years, I used Photoshop.
Thank you. I use a Canon 90D. I also process in Light room, and use the denouse feature for indoor pictures.
This is a wonderful article, and I appreciate you labeling each work of art. What kind of camera do you use? Your photo quality is excellent!