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Everett Spruill; Here, the painting depicts a glorification of traditional African heritage and bold colors in the art (both from the Harlem Renaissance)

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Everett Spruill; The bold colors are characteristic of Harlem Renaissance art, and and the glorification of the music here is also characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance

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Bessie Smith

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Louis Armstrong

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Norman Lewis; The joy, instruments, and prominent African American people in this painting highlights key elements of the Harlem Renaissance

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Joseph Holston; The beauty of jazz and playing instruments is glorified here as was done in Harlem

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Joseph Holston: The musical aspect of the Harlem Renaissance is very prominent here

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Lois Mailou Jones; Celebration of African heritage and culture depicted here: part of Harlem Renaissance

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Aaron Douglas; Combination of modern American culture (building) and African heritage (animals)

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William H. Johnson; This piece of art depicts the prevalence of singing and dancing in Harlem culture

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Jacob Lawrence; This painting shows an artist of some sort, a common occupation/hobby during the Harlem Renaissance

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Archibald J. Motley; Motley's painting exemplifies the elevated class level and joyous music/dancing that characterized this time period

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Palmer Hayden; Despite persisting racism in America, the African American community made several large strides in integrating into 'white societies', as shown by the mixed race subway depicted below

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Colleen Browning; Browning here depicts life in the busy, bustling culture in Harlem, a large part of Harlem itself

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Romare Bearden; This piece demonstrates the heavy influence of music and jazz on the culture in Harlem during the Renaissance

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Norman Lewis; Despite the gains made by African Americans during this period, poverty was still a large problem for many African Americans (as shown below)

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Norman Lewis; During the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans began to form a wealthy middle class, especially in Harlem itself, and one of these wealthy men is shown in this painting

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Robert Nugent; Representative of the two 'identities' of African Americans, African and American, that are tied together through music and the people themselves

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Richard Nugent; This piece of art exemplifies the glorification and romanticizing of the African continent and culture

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Charles Alston; The painting expresses the increasingly urban environment and culture that developed in Harlem

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Charles Alston; The integration of African Americans into higher places of society and 'their rightful place' that occurred during the renaissance is highlighted here by Alston

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Lois Mailou Jones; This painting quite obviously shows the conflict in identities many African Americans experienced during the Harlem Renaissnace

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Lois Mailou Jones; Jones showcases the rich history and culture that was being glorified and created during this time period

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Augusta Savage; This sculpture depicts the strong connections African Americans felt during the Harlem Renaissance to their African ancestors/roots.

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Jacob Lawrence; Examines a common scene from the Great Migration in America that played a role in the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance

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Jacob Lawrence; The painting depicts the typical hustle and bustle culture/everyday life of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance

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Aaron Douglas; Glorification of African Continent and culture

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Aaron Douglas; Represents the growing focus on the African continent as the roots of African culture, and the glorification of Africa

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William H. Johnson; The desire for more African American portrayals in typically white portrayed events/religion was rising during the Harlem Renaissance as shown here with an all African American crucifixion of Christ.

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William H. Johnson; The importance and prominence of music in Harlem culture is portrayed in this painting

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Archibald J. Motley; Highlights the gains African Americans had made to be living as lavishly as shown in the painting

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Archibald J. Motley; The bright, chaotic, happy life of Harlem is portrayed, but the slightly sinister police officer in the front reminds the viewer of the oppression and fear of racism still in the community

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Palmer C. Hayden; Highlights the two sides of African American identity: modern American (train and telephone poles), and more rural African roots (laundry line, nature, wooden cabin)

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Palmer C. Hayden; Represents the life, culture, and vitality that filled Harlem in Hayden's time.

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"It Don't Mean A Thing" Written by Duke Wellington

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Claude McKay