A central figure of the Harlem Renaissance was Augusta Savage (1892-1962), an African American sculptor. "The Harp" was ...

The first African American to earn a Ph.D. at ... that is considered the manifesto of the Harlem Renaissance, writing: “The younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual ...

James Van Der Zee was an African-American photographer known for his distinctive portraits from the Harlem Renaissance. The artist used photography as a means not only to celebrate black culture but ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum / Gift of the Harmon Foundation ... as Johnson heeded Harlem Renaissance leader Alain Locke’s call to “do something on your own people.” ...

African-American writers, musicians, artists and academics across the country sought to promote confidence, dignity and self-expression—a movement that would blossom into the Harlem Renaissance.