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Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.
Audio
Threads of identity.
July 16
Group portrait of members of the Second Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Congregation poses in front of church building located at 441 Monroe Street; commercial buildings in background. Inset portrait of the Reverend Robert L. Bradby. Handwritten on front: "Second Baptist Church, Aug. 5, 1923. Jackson photo." Stamped on back: "Harvey C. Jackson, photographer. Clifford 6054 M. 2614 Beaubien St., Detroit, Mich. Suitable frames for this photograph in stock or made to order."
Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson's photography.
Lela Jenkins
June 14
Detail of Romare Bearden's "The Block,"  a collage of diverse elements including urban scenes, portraits, and abstract shapes in a vibrant composition.
Audio
I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.
Major Jackson
March 22
Detail of Augusta Savage's sculpture "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Audio
What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Jordan Casteel, and Bridget R. Cooks
March 19
Woman sitting in wooden chair, facing the camera man. Calm expression and bold pose.
Audio
For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.
Carl Phillips
March 12
"Harlem Is Everywhere" episode 4 art, featuring Jacob Lawrence's "Pool Parlor"
Audio
What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, James Smalls, Richard J. Powell, Christian McBride, and Carl Phillips
March 12
Black and white photo of a woman examining a sequence gown wrapped around a mannequin
Learn about the transformative collaboration between the designer Zelda Wynn Valdes and the entertainer Joyce Bryant.
Jim Byers
March 7
Curator Denise Murrell stands in a purple shirt before a painting by Aaron Douglas featuring geometric abstracted figures rendered in a wide range of purples and greens.
Video
Join Dr. Denise M. Murrell, Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large in The Met’s Director's Office, for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.
Denise Murrell
March 7
"Harlem Is Everywhere" episode 3 art, featuring Aaron Douglas's portrait of Zora Neale Hurston
Audio
How did the literature of the Harlem Renaissance play a central role in conversations around Black identity?
Jessica Lynne, Monica L. Miller, and John Keene
March 5
Harlem Is Everywhere podcast art for episode 1 featuring Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr.'s Self-Portrait in blue
Audio
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Denise Murrell, Richard J. Powell, Monica L. Miller, Bridget R. Cooks, and Mary Schmidt Campbell
February 20