Harlem Community Art Center
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Harlem Community Art Center was a New Deal–era arts institution in Harlem that provided training and support to emerging African American artists and fostered the development of the Harlem Renaissance’s visual arts scene.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal art project
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art center ⓘ community art school ⓘ |
| accessibleTo |
adults
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children ⓘ low‑income residents of Harlem ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | circa 1942 ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
community arts education
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cultural enrichment in Harlem ⓘ training African American artists ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
contributed to development of African American modernism
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important training ground for African American artists ⓘ key institution in Harlem’s Black arts community ⓘ |
| headOfSchool | Augusta Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Harlem Renaissance visual arts movement
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New Deal era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | 306 West 141st Street ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Sugar Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Harlem, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
to foster the visual arts of the Harlem Renaissance
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to provide free or low‑cost art instruction ⓘ to support emerging African American artists ⓘ |
| notableDirector | Augusta Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Charles Alston
NERFINISHED
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Gwendolyn Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Blackburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Romare Bearden NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeacher | Augusta Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
adult art education
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ceramics classes ⓘ children’s art classes ⓘ drawing classes ⓘ exhibitions of student work ⓘ painting classes ⓘ printmaking classes ⓘ sculpture classes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Art Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Works Progress Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programType | community-based arts education ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Harlem Art Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Federal Art Project of the WPA
NERFINISHED
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Works Progress Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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