The Renaissance: Black Arts of the South Exhibit Tape

Object Details

Scope and Contents: During the audio tour of exhibition, The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties, narrator Robert Hall presents the evolution and achievements of black creative expression beginning in Harlem and spreading across the United States during th 1920s. Literary, visual, performance, and cinematic achievements are profiled. Including brief biographical histories and achievements by Marcus Garvey, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, A. Philip Randolph, Claude McKay, Nella Larson, Carl Van Vechten, Countee Cullen, Alain Locke, Harry T. Burleigh, Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Lois Mailou Jones, Jules Bledsoe, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, and Mamie Smith.; Self guided audio tour narration. Part of The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties Audiovisual Records. AV001362: master. Undated.

Extent: 1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch); 1 Sound recording (audio cassette)

Occupation: Artists; Dramatists
Topic: African Americans; African American women; Harlem Renaissance; African American authors; African American women authors; Authors; African American poets; Poets; African American artists; Sculpture; Painting; African Americans in the performing arts; Musical theater; African American musicians; Musicians; Spirituals (Songs); Jazz; Blues (Music); Museum exhibits

Place: Harlem (New York, N.Y.); Anacostia (Washington, D.C.); Washington (D.C.); United States

Citation: The Renaissance: Black Arts of the South Exhibit Tape, Exhibition Records AV03-024, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.