Fire!! (magazine)
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Fire!! was a short-lived but influential 1926 literary magazine created by young African American writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance to showcase bold, experimental work on Black life and culture.
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| Fire!! Press | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American magazine
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Harlem Renaissance publication ⓘ literary magazine ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge respectability politics in Black literature
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to showcase bold experimental work by young Black artists ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor | Wallace Thurman ⓘ |
| endOfPublication | 1926 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American literature
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Black life and culture ⓘ experimental writing ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| founder |
Aaron Douglas
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Countee Cullen ⓘ Gwendolyn Bennett ⓘ John P. Davis ⓘ Langston Hughes ⓘ Richard Bruce Nugent ⓘ Wallace Thurman ⓘ Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| genre |
literary magazine
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Aaron Douglas
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Countee Cullen ⓘ Gwendolyn Bennett ⓘ Langston Hughes ⓘ Richard Bruce Nugent ⓘ Wallace Thurman ⓘ Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Aaron Douglas ⓘ |
| hasISSN | unknown ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | influential Harlem Renaissance magazine despite short run ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young African American readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWorkPublished | Smoke, Lilies and Jade ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 1 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical ⓘ |
| publicationDate | November 1926 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Fire!! (magazine)
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surface form:
Fire!! Press
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| reasonForEnd |
financial difficulties
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fire that destroyed remaining copies ⓘ poor sales ⓘ |
| reception | controversial ⓘ |
| targetedForm |
essays
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poetry ⓘ short stories ⓘ visual art and illustrations ⓘ |
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Fire!! Press