The Negro and Art

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Description

The film “The Negro and Art” documents the Harmon Foundation’s Fifth Exhibition of Negro Art, held at the Art Center, 65-67 East 56th Street, in New York City, from February 20 to March 4, 1933.

In 1926, William Harmon established the William E. Harmon Foundation award which awarded monetary prizes for individuals who contributed to African American achievement in literature, music, fine arts, business and industry, science and innovation, education, religious service and race relations.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection H: Harmon Foundation Collection.

National Archives Identifier: 94929

Full Citation: The Negro and Art; 1933; Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups, ca. 1930–ca. 1953; Collection H: Harmon Foundation Collection,; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/the-negro-and-art/, February 17, 2026]

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