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How did the literature of the Harlem Renaissance play a central role in conversations around Black identity?

Listen to Harlem Is Everywhere episode 3, Art & Literature now:  https://youtu.be/ju1LslAMND8?si=F8o9Y... 

What role did fashion play in the Harlem Renaissance?

Listen to Harlem Is Everywhere episode 2, Portraiture & Fashion now:  https://youtu.be/XuQswmEPgxU?si=jIzCI... 

What was the Harlem Renaissance? 

During the Great Migration, major cities across America proved fertile ground for artists and intellectuals fleeing the Jim Crow South. In this episode we hear about Alain Locke’s famous anthology The New Negro: An Interpretation, which gathered some of the best of fiction, poetry, and essays on the art and literature emerging from these communities.

Listen to Harlem Is Everywhere episode 1, The New Negro now: 

On April 7, 1955, Robert Frost delivered a poetry reading at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author recites his classic poem “Birches” with artworks from The Met’s collection juxtaposed with footage of wildlife in Kingston, New York. Watch now:  https://youtu.be/Y5kcGYcDE0o 

Introducing Harlem Is Everywhere, a brand new podcast from The Met. Hear how music, fashion, literature, and art helped shape a modern Black identity.

Listen now:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgB5G... 

Now on view! See The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at The Met Fifth Avenue through July 28. 

Step into a time-traveling adventure with Emma Scully as she revisits the artworks that moved her in her youth 🎨✨ Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/TZSyjeVjdBc 

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“This would be a good Christmas card.” 

 https://youtu.be/urVnwLR8aJU 

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Fran Lebowitz might not have a favorite object at The Met, but she shares a memorable story of her visit. Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/urVnwLR8aJU 
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This weekend is your last chance to see Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid, open through Sunday, December 3rd! The exhibition is the first full-fledged museum survey of Brown's work since she made the city her home. Go behind the scenes with the artist in her studio:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmPGB...