Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Prentiss Taylor on the Harlem Renaissance, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Washington artist Prentiss Taylor recalled the Harlem Renaissance. Taylor once lived in New York City where he met and forged friendships wtih Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Carl Van Vechten, Richmond Barthe, Zora Neale Hurston, and others. During his presentation, Taylor relived many of the memories of these relationships.
Lunch bag forum. Audio only. Poor audio quality. Related to exhibition 'The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties.' Dated 19860606.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV001230_B
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Occupation
Artists
Painters
Topic
African American authors
Authors
African Americans
Harlem Renaissance
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
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The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records / Series 3: Audiovisual Material
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 Sound recording (audio cassette)
Date
1986
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV001230_A
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Note
002657 004732
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.
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Record ID
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