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Title:

Against the odds [videorecording] : the artists of the Harlem Renaissance / production of New Jersey Network.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

PBS Video,

Copyright Date:

c1995

Description:

1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Harmon Foundation, inc.--Art patronage.
Harmon Foundation, inc.
Afro-American art--New York.--New York.
Afro-American arts--New York.--New York.
Art, Modern--20th century--New York.--New York.
Documentary television programs.
Art in motion pictures.
Harlem Renaissance.

Other Authors:

Edwards, Amber.
New Jersey Network (Firm)
PBS Video.

Notes:

Videocassette release of the 1994 production. "AGOA-000" Narrator, Joe Morton.

Summary:

Documentary telling of the struggle of Black visual artists in the 1920's and 1930's to show and sell their work. It describes the influence of the Harmon Foundation in creating an artistic home where Black visual artists flourished and developed a wide range of talent. Also included were items in the show curated by the Newark Museum to celebrate the work of the Foundation.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)34960820

Locations:

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)