“A Duke Named Ellington” PBS, July 18 and July 25, 1988; tape, 120 min.
(Parts 1 and 2 on the life and music of Duke Ellington).
Slides—Examples of art done by visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Aaron Douglas, Meta Warrick Fuller, Palmer Hayden, William Johnson and James Lesesne Wells.
(figure available in print form)
(figure available in print form)
I. Aaron Douglas.
Study for God’s Trombones
. 1926. Tempera on board, 21-1/2" x 17-1/2". From Levering Lewis.
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II. Metu Warrick Fuller.
Ethiopia Awakening
. 1914. Bronze, 67" x 16" x 20". From Levering Lewis.
(figure available in print form)
III. Palmer Hayden.
The Janitor Who Paints
. 1939-40. Oil on canvas. 39-1/8" x 33". From Levering Lewis.
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IV. William Johnson.
Café
. 1939-40. Oil on board, 36-1/2" x 28-3/8". From Levering Lewis.
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V. James Lesesne Wells.
The Vamp
. 1983. Color linoleum cuts 5" x 6-3/4". From Powell and Reynolds.