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Countee Cullen
Poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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For a few shining years Countee Cullen seemed destined to define the African American urban experience. A gifted poet, Cullen wrote some of the outstanding works of the 1920s, and when he married Yolande Du Bois, in what was proclaimed the social event of the decade, his success and fame seemed …
Duke Ellington
Legendary Composer and Bandleader
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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His was the greatest of talents, concealed beneath a carefree exterior. Duke Ellington possessed musical genius, which he claimed to exert for the glory of God and on behalf of his fellow African Americans. Readers will get to know the many sides of the legendary composer. The sunshiny smile …
Langston Hughes
Jazz Poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
562 kr
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Introduce your readers to a stellar talent. There is no question that Langston Hughes was one of the brightest lights of the Harlem Renaissance. A true pioneer, Hughes was one of the first poets to draw on the syncopated rhythms of jazz and black urban dialect for his work, and it proved …
Zora Neale Hurston
Author and Anthropologist
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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Like many artists before her, Zora Neale Hurston received virtually no recognition for her work until after her death. Hurston began her career as an anthropologist, observing and documenting the tension of race relations in the American South. She strove to expose the horrific practice of …
Horace Pippin
Painter and Decorated Soldier
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
568 kr
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War had a profound effect on Horace Pippin. Stationed in Europe during World War I, Pippin saw active combat as part of the Harlem Hellfighters regiment, a group of mostly African American soldiers. While he was serving bravely for a country that didn''t yet fully recognize his civil rights, his …
Augusta Savage
Sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
562 kr
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Augusta Savage endured more, far more, than her fair share of sorrow and difficulty. She lost three husbands, one child, and many friends. So it isn''t surprising that she sometimes fell into bitterness and despair, but she usually found a remedy for the pain: using her strong fingers to shape …
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Landscape Painter and Expatriate
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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Henry Ossawa Tanner was one of the true greats. Though slight and spare of body, he never spared himself in a life of devotion to high art. This volume takes the reader through Tanner''s life and career, showing his many struggles and sacrifices. Wherever possible, Tanner''s own words are employed …
Aretha Franklin
The Queen of Soul
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
568 kr
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Aretha Franklin was blessed with one of the greatest voices in all of popular music. She sang from the age of eight, and performed professionally from the age of fourteen. Her talent, which many described simply as God-given, seemed sufficient to ensure her a life of comfort and ease. In spite of …
Alma Woodsey Thomas
Painter and Educator
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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Born in Georgia at the end of the nineteenth century, Alma Woodsey Thomas defied society''s expectations for black women. She did not marry, have children, or work as a domestic. Instead, Thomas was a teacher and an artist. Fascinated by nature and the universe, she could paint vivid scenes of …
Edmonia Lewis
Internationally Renowned Sculptor
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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Edmonia Lewis was a free woman of color who gained recognition as a sculptor during the Civil War. Of black and Native American heritage, she stood out in the largely white and male-dominated art world. At first, she struggled to find sculptors willing to mentor her, but Lewis was determined to …
Miles Davis
Jazz Musician and Composer
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
581 kr
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A bandleader and trumpet player, Miles Davis was one of the twentieth century''s greatest musicians. Performing with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker early in his career, Davis expanded the idea of what jazz could be. His greatest albums redefined the genre, and members of his …
Robert S. Duncanson
Landscape Painter
Av Samuel Willard Crompton, Charlotte Etinde-Crompton
E-bok, 2019
568 kr
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Born in 1821 to a Scottish Canadian father and an African American mother, Robert S. Duncanson is widely considered to be the first black artist to become world-famous. He began as a house painter and, from there, moved on to portraits and landscapes. A self-taught artist influenced by the Hudson …
Duke Ellington: Legendary Composer and Bandleader
Av Charlotte Etinde-Crompton, Samuel Willard Crompton
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741 kr
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Henry Ossawa Tanner: Landscape Painter and Expatriate
Av Charlotte Etinde-Crompton, Samuel Willard Crompton
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447 kr
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