Moon Over Harlem
Artwork
Moon over Harlem commemorates the riots of 1943, when a confrontation between a white police officer, a black woman, and a black soldier resulted in a melee of fighting and burning that left several killed and hundreds wounded.
People also ask
What is the meaning of the moon over Harlem painting?
What was the Harlem Renaissance movement?
Jul 1, 2020 · So Johnson must have been in a bleak frame of mind when he painted “Moon Over Harlem.” It was a response to the race riots that broke out in ...
William H. Johnson's painting Moon over Harlem commemorates the Harlem Riot of 1943. The riot began after Robert Bandy, an African American soldier, ...
William H. Johnson, Study for Moon over Harlem, ca. 1943-1944, recto: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper verso: tempera and pencil on paper, ...
Moon over Harlem commemorates the riots of 1943, when a confrontation between a white police officer, a black woman, and a black soldier resulted in a melee ...
painting by William H. Johnson.
Jan 29, 2019 · African American Artist ... William Henry Johnson's "Moon Over Harlem.".
$68.00
Moon Over Harlem : William H. Johnson : Archival Quality Art Print for Framing ; Quantity. 1 available ; Item Number. 175158825305 ; Size. 11x17 Untrimmed ; Artist.
'Moon Over Harlem' was created in 1944 by William H. Johnson in Naïve Art (Primitivism) style. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at Wikiart.org ...
Moon over Harlem commemorates the riots of 1943, when a confrontation between a white police officer, a black woman, and a black soldier resulted in a melee ...