The Banjo Lesson: Uncle Tim's Compromise On Christmas

Beauford Delaney was an African-American painter in the 19th century. He was best known for his aesthetic artwork. His artwork was magnificent and had a meaning to it. Not only was he a painter, but he was the most true loving friend to famous novelist James Baldwin. He even painted a portrait of James Baldwin called“The Portrait of James Baldwin,” .

Ailey gained inspiration from the black church service he attended to as well as the music that was played at the local dance hall. Christianity instilled a strong sense of black pride, which became a strong feature of his works. In 1942, when he was 11, he moved to Los Angeles. During his stay there, he was again inspired to pursue dance after watching the ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform.

There, he searched for after his imperativeness for making workmanship, getting a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1922. Around that time, he presented his energy to the understudies of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He taught there for a long time, before moving to New York City. At the time, New York's Harlem neighborhood had a flourishing expressions scene.

Cole suddenly became a recognizable artist working in cities such as Ohio, Pittsburg and Philadelphia where he came to work with the Philadelphia academy. In 1828, Cole moved to New York where he discovered the beauty of the Catskill Mountains in New York. Later, this landscape would be an inspiration for his works which came to the attention of famous figures in New York. Cole traveled all around the world, where he met prominent people that were delightful with his work, and that made him to gain his reputation as a landscape artist.

Walker was born on 26th November in Stockton, California but later moved to Atlanta, Georgia together with her family where she spent whatever is left of her youth life (Shaw, 2010). The two artists’ desire for artwork developed at an early age. Walker’s passion for art began at the age of three years while that of Lawrence began at the age of thirteen. However, Walker’s ambitions of becoming an artist changed as she grew older but later sought to become an

As a child growing up he always expressed a love for art. His mom, Elizabeth Douglass used to draw and paint using watercolors, and this is what was believed to have played a part in his love for art. Elizabeth worked for the Malvane family in Topeka, which founded the Malvane Museum of

He resided there during the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, which “was characterized by an emphasis on the African aspects of black American culture, white patronage, racial pride, and a collaborative spirit” (DeLombard). Although he was reluctant about his artistic opportunities in Harlem as first, he soon realized the impact the community was going to have on him, and his career. “There were so many things I was seeing for the first time”, Douglas stated, “…seeing a big city that was entirely black, from beginning to end you were impressed by the fact that black people were in charge of things” (Knappe 122-3). This is where Douglas began to see and appreciate his historical African roots and take pride in them. In Harlem is also where Douglas met the person who would change his art career forever.

He painted Murals for public buildings. The murals outline black history from its roots through the great migration. " He is known for superb murals that grace the walls of the nightclubs and cultural institution" (Washington 2016). He was hired to create murals.

Furthermore, this fostered a community of upcoming artists that would lead future global art movements from their home of America. Even Jackson Pollock would enroll right from the programs gestation to later become one of America’s most renowned

Though I pride myself to be a student of history, I sadly know little about the life of Fredrick Douglass. His essay, “Learning to Read”, beautifully captured the significance of knowing how to read, and the obstacles that Douglass had to navigate through in order to learn how to read. Visiting the African American History museum’s exhibit on Fredrick Douglass elected me further my knowledge about the life of Fredrick Douglass, and acted as a nice companion to his essay. What shocked me the most when visiting the museum was the role that Douglass placed on photography as a tool for social reform. Douglass believed that by taking photos, most common self-portraits, he would tear apart the societal norms about what white Americans thought African

One song that relates to the theme of Past, Present and Future: The Threat of Time, is Summertime’s End by Weather. This song is about regrets of the past but has a positive outlook of the future. Lyrics of the song include “I’m sorry I did wrong” showing regret of something he did in the past. This relates to the theme because it shows how someone can show regret from past decisions (the threat of time). Scrooge feels this when he visits past Christmases with the Ghost of Christmas Past.

In the case of Jacob Lawrence, his personal style brought the African-American experience to life using contrasts between dark and vivid colors. Nonetheless, two examples of some of his most known paintings include “ The Builders, The Family” and “This is a Family Living in Harlem”. While both paintings are similar in that they both show strong family unity in the African Culture, they are different in the setting where each of the paintings are taking place. Strong family unity is present in, “ The Builders, The Family”, as it shows a nice, well dressed family walking together on their way to either church or their household.

Some of the things that were present in the painting, from

He believes he would not be able to support himself so that is why he did not pursue it earlier. Booth is originally from Charleston, but now resides in Johns Island, South Carolina. He is widely known for his life-like realism in his paintings. CITATION Jim00 l 1033 (Booth) “The Storm,” is a very famous painting in South Carolina, because it brought many South Carolinians

1. Describe the major art project of Jacob Lawrence; discuss his style, theme, purpose, materials, and the reason why his work is so important to the Harlem Renaissance. • The major art project of Jacob Lawrence that he is best known for is the “Migration Series” which was originally entitled “Migration of the Negro”. Lawrence is known for his dynamic cubism style which is an abstract art. In addition, his paintings showed a comparison of black and brown v. vivid colors.