Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Scope and Contents

Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape provides a brief overview of the exhibition, The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties, which 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 highlighted. Including Marcus Garvey, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, A. Philip Randolph, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Alain Locke, Paul Robeson, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, and Duke Ellington. Exhibit Tape also provides historical context of Harlem and the Renaissance, and highlights educational offerings provided by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, including artifacts, film footage, and programs.

Short exhibition film. Part of The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties Audiovisual Records. AV003431: outtakes. AV003439: narration. AV003430: narration outtakes. AV003325 and AV003431: undated. AV003439 and AV003430: dated 19861110.

Date

circa 1985

Extent

1 Video recording (open reel, 1 inch)

3 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Type

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Documentary films

Narration

Occupation

Artists

Topic

African Americans

African American women

Harlem Renaissance

African American authors

African American women authors

Authors

African American artists

Sculpture

Painting

African Americans in the performing arts

Musical theater

African American musicians

Musicians

Jazz

Museum exhibits

Place

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Citation

Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape, Exhibition Records AV03-024, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV003325

Local Numbers

ACMA AV003431 ACMA AV003439 ACMA AV003430

General

Title transcribed from physical asset.