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James Augustus Van Der Zee (June 29, 1886 – May 15, 1983) was an American photographer best known for his portraits of black New Yorkers.He was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
A Great Day in Harlem. A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director, Robert Benton, rather than Kane. [2]
Kwame Brathwaite (January 1, 1938 – April 1, 2023) was an American photojournalist and activist known for popularizing the phrase "Black is Beautiful" and documenting life and culture in Harlem and Africa. [1]
Donald Jones – actor and dancer born in Harlem but moved to the Netherlands; Fiorello La Guardia – New York mayor, from East Harlem; Alain Locke – editor [33] Joe Louis – boxer; lived at 555 Edgecombe Avenue [42] Claude McKay – poet and novelist; born in Jamaica but moved to Harlem and wrote the famous novel Home to Harlem, West 131st ...
Pages in category "People from Harlem" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 482 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Stunning black-and-white images from over 70 years ago show what life used to be like in one of Manhattan's most famous neighborhoods. 1943: Harlem through the lens of legendary photographer ...
Florence "Flo" Ngala is an African-American photographer and photojournalist known for her street, celebrity and portrait photography. Ngala's work has been featured on front covers of The New York Times, Billboard and Essence.
Both his parents were actors. His father, who was born in Harlem, was a union organizer, one of the first African Americans elected as an officer in the Screen Actors Guild, [3] and belonged to the Harlem Renaissance movement. Greene's father was blacklisted as a Communist in the 1950s and forced to take uncredited parts in movies. [4]