Art during the Harlem Renaissance
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance remain to be less well-known than writers and musicians at the time, but they were essential in portraying the true colors of African-Americans during this time. The goal of most of the artists during this time was to take away the power white artists had in negativly portraying black culture.
Meta Warrick Fuller was an artist that seemed to predict the Harlem Renaissance with her sculpture name Ethiopia Awakening. The sculpture represented the African-American race rising up and excelling which would soon be seen throughout the United States.
Aaron Douglas was the most well-known artist of the Harlem Renaissance. Once he moved to New York City he strayed from his traditional landscape artwork and created his own style that mixed egyptian art with something he call spirituals. He wanted to represent negro life for what it really was, not the caricatures that white artists used to poke fun at African-American culture. Douglas was one of the few major artists that actually resided in Harlem during the renaissance. Many black artists were found in Paris, but were still part of the cultural movement.
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