Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship that took place in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, in the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement," named after The New Negro, an anthology published in 1925 by Alain Locke. The movement also included the new African American cultural expressions in the urban areas of the Northeast and Midwest of the United States, affected by a resurgence of activism in the general fight for civil rights, combined with the Great Migration of African American workers fleeing the racist conditions of the Jim Crow Deep South, with Harlem being the final destination for the largest number of those who migrated north.
Although centered in the Harlem neighborhood, many French-speaking Black writers from the African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by the movement, which lasted from about 1918 until the mid-1930s, with many of its ideas lasting much longer. The Harlem Renaissance is seen as a renaissance of African American arts. This movement has been linked by many cultural theoreticians as an extended cultural force in the United States through the decades: from the age of stride piano jazz and blues to the ages of bebop, rock and roll, soul, disco, and hip-hop.
Artsper showcases the work of many artists furthering this movement of Black artistry. Discover the work of Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Kara Walker or Lorna Simpson, to name a few artists who partook or followed in the movement's footsteps.
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Beauty in the Sahel
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,677
At the edge of the Jade Sea
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,304
Samburu adornment
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,091
To the Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80.7 x 103 x 1 cm Print - 31.8 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$300
Juju Dance Group giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 86 x 106 x 1 cm Print - 33.9 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Drummer and Flutist 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$300
The Drummer 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch
$240
My Best Friend VIII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$300
The Town Crier II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 74 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.1 x 0 inch
$300
To the Market 5 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.6 x 0 inch
$290
The Last Cyclist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 72 x 88 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 34.6 x 0 inch
$300
The Kora Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$250
The Drummer and the Flutist III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$230
Dancers II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$300
Sanza Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$289
Banjo Players II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$260
Dialogue V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$290
The Drummer and the Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$290
Music is Love V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$300
Play the Banjo II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$300
The Drummer XI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Drummer XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$265
The Xylophone Player IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 65 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$280
Play the Drum IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$290
The Drummer V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$290
Saturday Market IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 82 x 99 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 39 x 0 inch
$300
Midnight Storyteller giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Town Cryer II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 79 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 31.1 x 0 inch
$300
The Happy Villagers I giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 76 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$389
Banjo Players giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$300
Saturday Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 108.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 35 x 42.7 x 0 inch
$316
Three on One giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$230
The Happy Villagers IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 77 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$250
The Happy Family XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 66 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$280
The Drummer and the Flutist II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$290
The Drummer giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$280
The Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 31 x 1 cm Print - 22.8 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$290
The Flutist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 67 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 26.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Blues Band giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 58 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$300
Sun Shine in My Mind giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 73 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 28.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$300
My Best Friend giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 68 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$300
Mvet Player II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$300
Mother, Father and Child giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$319
Kora Player III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 89 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$300
Home Sweet Home giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 104 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 40.9 x 0.4 inch
$340
The Happy Family VI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 56 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$250
African Dancers giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$300
Oromo Lady of Bati
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,432
Samburu shepherd
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,432
Himba children straight portrait
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Himba children look right
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Himba children blanket master
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Hamar Women from Ethiopia
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$975
Spotty face beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$925
Karo make up artists
Faie Davis
Photography - 45 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$980
Karo body painters
Faie Davis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$995
Tribal celebration 1
Faie Davis
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$980
The himba
Faie Davis
Photography - 85.8 x 76.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 33.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Horn Players, 1983
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$636
African Ladies from the market
James Mutisya
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$231
