A famous club known for showcasing black-talent was the "Cotton Club". ... Hayden's most famous painting depicted life in the streets of Harlem. ... Many famous sculptures were produced during the Harlem Renaissance. Augusta Savage was a famous sculptor during this New Negro Movement. Her most famous sculpture was "The Harp". ...
Many famous people began their writing and gained recognition during that time. ... Many of his poems are children's poems. ... He did not only write poetry, but that is what made him famous. ... This is a positive poem. ... In his poem "I, Too sing America" one of his most powerful and best-known poems, Hughes talked about the racial issues in America. ...
(Goetz 780) Cullen's biological mother never tried to contact him until he became famous in the 1920's.while in school he won a citywide poetry contest and then saw his stanzas widely reprinted. ... (Cayne 210) When Cullen finally graduated from New York University in1925 his first collections of poems, COLOR, was published. ... This book also included "Heritage" which was one of his most famous poems. ... During this time he was able to produce a novel, One Way to Heaven, which was produced in 1932 and two years later there was The Medea and several other poems. ... This is poem t...
Six months after his first poem appeared in the juvenile organ of the NAACP, he placed "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in its official journal the Crisis. ... The few poems that he published at this time were frequently a reflection of his travels. ... "The Weary Blues" was Hughes first and maybe most famous piece which benefited form his use of the blues and spirituals. ... The best poems in The Weary Blues group themselves around the themes of pride and protest. ... The poems of pride, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "My People," "I, Too," and "Mother to Son," are as moving today as when ...
