ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Current Lecture I. American Art between 1920-40sCurrent Lecture- Movements/Styles/Categorieso Harlem Renaissance Renewal- invigorating ideas brought on by African American artistso The New Negro Movemento Dynamic Cubism Branching off mainstream movement of cubism Proposal of very abstract structured formso Social Realismo Regional/American Scene Painters- Harlem Renaissanceo Also known as the New Negro Movement or new African American Cultural Expression Movemento Centered in Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan but integrated the works of African and Caribbean artistso Brought black experience within American cultural historyo Winold Reiss “Portrait of Langston Highes” 1925 Langston Hughes is a major figure in the New Negro Movement and major player in American modern poetry movement and advocate for African American rightso WEB DuBois’s book The Souls of Black Folk 1903 Emphasized justice and equalityo Parade of the Universal Negro Improvement Association Founded by black nationalist Marcus Garvey Annual parade on Aug 31 1930o James VanDerZee “UNIA Parade with Marcus Garvey and Members on Bandstand” 1929 Created visual portrait of Harlem at the time documenting places and events During Jazz Movement and right before stock market crash 1929o Portraiture at the James VanDerZee Studio in Harlem Unique photography technique encapsulating Harlem lifeThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. His portraits were for art and historical purpose for comments on historical society  Worked to make his subjects and surroundings as beautiful as possible Documenting American black middle classo James VanDerZee “Detail of Couple Wearing Raccoon Coats with a Cadillac Taken on West 127th St” Harlem, NY 1932 Black urban middle class during Jazz movement and New Negro identity Photographs opposed the racist and derogatory outlook on African Americans by displaying selfworth and beauty within the photoo Aaron Douglas “Ma Bad Luck Card” 1926  Illustration for an article written by Hughes One of the leading visual artists of the time and incorporated cubists art with original African American images Relief painting- lack of shading and human and geometric flat forms Inspired by Egyptian wall paintingso Aaron Douglas “Harriet Tubman” 1931 Mural for Bennett College in Greensboro, NCo Jacob Lawrence “NO.49” from The Migration of the Negro 1940 Casesin Tempera on hardboard Media of Harlem Renaissance is very versatile: photography, narrative, ect Described the journey of African Americans as they immigrated from home countries to cities like Chicago Orange, black, brown, purple and boldly linearated formso Jacob Lawrence “The Cruelty of Planters Led Slaves to Revold” 1775 from the Toussaint L’Ouverture Series 1937- The Great Depression 1930s-40so Photograph Dustbowl storm, Stratford, TX 1935 More than half a million Americans left homelesso Photographer Arhtur Rothsteain “Father and sons walking in the face of a dust storm” and “Abandoned dustbowl farm near Dalhard, TX” Many people died from malnutrition and pneumoniao Works Progress administration- federal assistance program providing jobs and supporting the survival of US artists Tended to represent American figures, subjects and patriotism- 2 painting styles prevalent at this time in the USo Regionalism- Thomas Hart Benton , Grand Wood, Edward Hoppero Social Realism- Diego Rivera, Ben Shahn, Philip Evergoodo Dorothea Lange “Migrant Mother” 1936 Part of FSA project Anxious mother with 3 children in migrant worker camp Madonna of the DepressionEmotionally engaged and dramatically