Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape
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Object Details
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV003431 ACMA AV003439 ACMA AV003430
- General
- Title transcribed from physical asset.
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Cotton Club
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Roseland Ballroom (New York, N.Y.)
- Savoy Ballroom (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
- Small's Paradise (Nightclub : Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
- United States.. Army. Infantry Regiment, 369th
- BartheĢ, Richmond, 1901-1989
- Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
- Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
- Douglas, Aaron
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Fauset, Jessie Redmon
- Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940
- Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Johnson, Charlie, 1891-1959
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Johnson, Malvin Gray, 1896-1934
- Johnson, William H., 1901-1970
- Locke, Alain, 1885-1954
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
- Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Occupation
- Artists
- Topic
- African Americans
- African American women
- Harlem Renaissance
- African American authors
- African American women authors
- Authors
- African American artists
- Sculpture
- Painting
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Musical theater
- African American musicians
- Musicians
- Jazz
- Museum exhibits
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- See more items in
- The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties exhibition records
- The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties exhibition records / Series ACMA AV03-024: The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties audiovisual records
- Biographical / Historical
- The exhibition - The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties - showcased the evolution and achievements of the Renaissance, which was the explosion of literary, visual, performance, and cinematic creativity generated by black artists between the end of World War I and the early days of the Great Depression. Represented is the creativity of Marian Anderson, Richard Barthe, Countee Cullen, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, Meta Warrick Fuller, Roland Hayes, Zora Neale Hurston, Malvin Gray Johnson, Alain Locke, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Paul Robeson, George Schuyler, and Wallace Thurman, among others. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985 - December 1986.
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (open reel, 1 inch)
- 3 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
- Date
- circa 1985
- Custodial History
- Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV003325
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Sound recordings
- Documentary films
- Narration
- Citation
- Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape, Exhibition Records AV03-024, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Genre/Form
- Video recordings
- Sound recordings
- Documentary films
- Narration
- Note
- 000728 002145 001220 001242
- Scope and Contents
- Harlem Renaissance Exhibit Tape provides a brief overview of the exhibition, The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties, which presents the evolution and achievements of black creative expression beginning in Harlem and spreading across the United States during th 1920s. Literary, visual, performance, and cinematic achievements are highlighted. Including Marcus Garvey, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, A. Philip Randolph, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Alain Locke, Paul Robeson, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, and Duke Ellington. Exhibit Tape also provides historical context of Harlem and the Renaissance, and highlights educational offerings provided by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, including artifacts, film footage, and programs.
- Short exhibition film. Part of The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties Audiovisual Records. AV003431: outtakes. AV003439: narration. AV003430: narration outtakes. AV003325 and AV003431: undated. AV003439 and AV003430: dated 19861110.
- Series Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1554838805222-1554838805265-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0