In the 1930's there was two main art groups, realism art and abstractionism art. Lawrence rejected both of them and created his own style. He depicts human figures, usually African Americans, displaying their struggle including messages are of human triumph over oppression and injustice. Although his paintings often relate to the history and experience of black people their themes are universal. Lawrence also made murals for his story telling. Throughout most of the 20th century, art institutions within black communities were the only places that exhibited the work of black artists. If other galleries did have black exhibits they were singled out as "Negro artists" or…
Aaron Douglas the African-American painter and graphic artist of the Harlem Renaissance that took place in the year 1920s through 1930s. The famous art of Aaron Douglas was not only beautiful but it was done with style, delectation, and time. Aaron illustration’s was blended popularity with the European and American Artistic. Aaron Douglas first major commission was to illustrate “Alain LeRoy Locke’s book”. Aaron Douglas was important to the Harlem Renaissance for various reason.…
In “This is a family living in Harlem” Jacob Lawrence chose a regular painting style making the painting appear rough and shabby. The layout is asymmetric. Everything in the painting is scattered, the family, the stove, where the lines meet, and the curtains. All of the colors in this painting are bright nut do not give off a happy emotion. The body language is negative, the family seems to be slouched, hunched over, and very down. All family members are wearing all different colors that do not see to be very positive. The father in this painting is wearing a blue collar unlike the father in the other painting showing he most likely has a hard job that requires physical work. This family appears to be a not so wealthy family.…
Yelles "Jules, Julius Cassel" Kassel; born abt.1590 and died abt.1681 of Krisheim, Germany, "Krisheim is located between Manheim and Worms in the Palatinate (Pfalz)", had at least two sons, ; Johannes "John" Cassel, born abt. 1639 and died April 17, 1692 in Philadelphia, Pa. and Arnold Cassel, born abt. 1642 and died abt. 1687. These were the first Cassel, Cassell, Kassel, Kassell, Castle's to come to America.…
Thomas Cole was born on February 1, 1801 at Bolton, Lancashire in Northwestern England and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1818. Throughout the early years, Cole lived in Philadelphia, Ohio, and Pittsburgh where he worked as a traveling portrait artist. Thomas Cole was primarily self-taught, however, he stilled worked with members of the Philadelphia Academy, and his canvases appeared in the Academy's exhibitions. In 1825, Cole’s exhibition of small paintings of landscapes in Catskill came to the attention of important figures on the New York City art scene. While still in his twenties, Cole was made a member of the National Academy. Looking to expand his education, Cole returned to Britain in 1829-1831 to study, attend to family business, and travel to France and Italy.…
Jacob Lawrence's Harriet Tubman series number four is a joyful painting. This painting shows four dark figures jubilantly frolicking and playing. Jacob Lawrence's painting is obviously about four black people enjoying a sunny day on the African plains. The aesthetic value is educational and historical. If you were to see this picture in the 1940s it would be a reminder of a free and happier time. This picture also teaches you black people can get back to being carefree with their lives.…
Aaron Douglass was an painter and a graphic novelist who live through the harlem renaissance and played a key factor for graphic designs for types of writers looking for covers for books and magazines during the harlem renaissance. His first illustration was on a book called The New Negro by Alain LeRoy Locker witch Douglass sought out help from other harlem renaissance writers and illustrators. Then after illustrating Lockers book it jumpstarted his career with illustrations. Douglas was sometimes referred to as “ The Father of Black American Art” after his art was illustrated with book during the Harlem Renaissance.…
Art to me is an individual’s way of expressing themselves in a very complex or unique way other than writing in simple text. One of my favorite black history pieces of artwork is the painting of “The Street To Mbari”. This masterpiece was painted by Jacob Lawerence, a profound African American born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1917. Lawerence was notorious for his paintings using the tempera method, in which he enjoyed the most out of all of his many crafts and talents.…
Kehinde wiley is one artist I admire so much and I’ve never had the opportunity to really go into details who exactly he is other than what’s on the surface. I choose this article from GQ.com because it explains in detail the creative process of one of the most celebrated painters in the world. Wiley is not your regular painter, he’s in a world of his own and his uniqueness sets him apart from his contemporaries. He is well known for portraits of young African-American men staged in heroic poses, evoking famous portraits from art history. Born in Los Angeles, California. He started painting in year 2000. He earned his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Wiley’s early work consists of Photo-Realistic paintings of men, whom he had met on the streets in Harlem, set against a floral background. In all of his work, Wiley combines a wide range of references from classical painting and pop culture.…
Jay Gould was born on May 27, 1836 in Roxboro, New York. His parents were Mary More and John Burr Gould. As a child, Gould studied at local schools and the Hobart Academy in New York. His father was a farmer but Gould decided not to follow his footsteps.…
They had to overcome institutional structures like economics education and social before they could attain reach their dreams. As mentioned previously, education was played a major role in the African American community; without education, African Americans would never have a chance at success. Because education opportunities were available predominately for White American, it wasn’t uncommon for African American got live their lives uneducated. Seldom, African Americans who worked exceedingly hard were able to access higher education (Bryan). Since a large number of African Americans lacked a formal education, they were limited to service position such as maid services or factory worker. Because they were limited to certain position, many were unable to surpass a particular socioeconomic class. However, there were rare occasions where African Americans had careers as professionals (Bryan). Aside from education and economic structures, African American dealt with socials structures that created obstacles within their daily lives. It goes without saying that discrimination shaped the experiences of African Americans. Because of the socio-historical foundation of slavery, African Americans were always viewed as inferior to White Americans. Although African Americans dreamed of living the American Dream, they were unable of achieve success because of the establishment of inferiority by…
he still felt the pain of the others in his race. Lawrence moved to the city of New Orleans in the late summer of 1941. It was this change of location that inspired him to depict the harsh settings in which he viewed. He felt the need to express this daily life and struggle that his people suffered. Some of his works depict African…
If they found a job it was never close to home. The jobs would be hours away. And since the gas price was so high they could not accept the jobs that were so far away. Then United States elected our first black president. President Obama it was big deal. The entire city of Fort Pierce was excited especially because he came and visited the city during the campaign. I could remember all the boys in my class saying that when they grew up they wanted to be the President of the United States. This was a major event in the black community that signified the hope of growth. Consequently, although there was economic challenges at the young age of ten I was fortunate to have supportive family, who put my education first, and who supported me in my time of…
The memory of his mother dying would haunt Lawrence for years. His image of a stream of smoke floating up from a cigarette is like the slow burn of a cigarette compared to the slow death of his mother.…
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco. He was deserted by his father, William Henry Chaney, and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman, a music teacher and spiritualist, and stepfather John London, whose surname he took. London 's youth was marked by poverty. At the age of ten he became an avid reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library.…