Envisioning the Harlem Renaissance
Scenes from the Life & Work of Gwendolyn Bennett
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Gwendolyn Bennett
was a rising star of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, but she faded from the spotlight, her art inhibited by financial and marital struggles, and harassment from the KKK and FBI.
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This website
documents Gwendolyn Bennett’s pivotal role in the Harlem Renaissance by presenting “scenes” illuminating significant moments in her life, art, and writings.
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The scenic structure
reflects the fragmentary nature of Bennett’s corpus, much of which is unfinished or lost, and gaps in her life story, parts of which were too painful for her to discuss.
Inaugural Poets
Amanda Gorman
Social Media in the 1920s
Magazines
Social Media Influencer
in Black Magazines
A Studio of One’s Own
to be an Artist in the 1920s?
Picturing “Gwennie”
in the Early 20th Century
Paris: “Let’s go, Jo!”
in Art & Writing
A Chanel Red Dress
Mother/Daughter Ties
