HISTART Unit 11

How did artists engage aspects of "The New Negro" movement in the style and content of their artworks? What role did "Primitivism" play in the development of this art?

- drawing on African art to build a unique cultural identity- themes of progress, forward movement- Narrative series showing identity origins and progression return to rebuilding own cultural identity

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.

The Harlem Renaissance

A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

Primitivism

An early 20th century artistic movement which was attracted to the directness, instinctivness and exoticism nonurban cultures. Racialized term, but inspired black artists to look on their own work with a new perspective

Gouache

An opaque, water-soluble paint. Watercolor to which opaque white has been added.

Tempera

Fast drying medium consisting of pigment mixed with water soluble binder, usually egg yolk. Typically translucent layers, but can achieve opacity. Dries smooth and flat.

How did the Great Migration impact culture in the United States?

Migration to urban settings led to greater affluence among African-Americans and a greater sense of cultural pride that was portrayed through art.

Modernism / Realism

Modernism // Sought to capture the ages and sensibilities of the age. (flatness, color for excessive impact not accuracy) Realism // Represented the subject matter of everyday life in a relatively naturalistic mode. (everyday life& things)

"The Great Migration"

Movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities (after WW1) between 1914 and 1920

The "New Negro"

a term popularized during the Harlem Renaissance implying a more outspoken advocacy of dignity and a refusal to submit quietly to the practices and laws of Jim Crow racial segregation.

Collage

artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements