... as such had no biological bond or even authentical understanding of African art, saw Locke it as necessary that all influences, may they be African, American or European, were to be used to develop new art forms New Negros could identify with and which would bring them recognition among the international art scene. Maybe the best artist to correlate to Locke's idealistic image ... is Aaron Douglas, "the first African-American artist (...) to incorporate African art into his work."" (Kirschke, xiii) Following Locke's awareness that African sculptural ... leading european modernists, Doug...

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... The Harlem Renaissance centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and the movement had significant impacts throughout the United States. Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. They influenced the ... fascinated by black culture increasingly. A number of white artists and patrons began to view blacks and black culture less condescendingly, and began to offer "mainstre...

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... achievements; whites acknowledged, and some even embraced, their new culture, and for a moment, "his color--this race--all, all were forgotten by those he had stirred so deeply with his art" (Course reade3, 230). The Harlem Renaissance somewhat eased the racial strains, but that feeling would not last. The Harlem Renaissance seemed to be the turning point in the manner of ... Roosevelt to issue an executive order banning racial discrimination in defense industries" (HRC DJ2306200103), which did eventually happen. After the Rosa Parks incident in Alabama in 1955, blacks emplyed other for...

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