James Van Der Zee was an African-American photographer known for his distinctive portraits from the Harlem Renaissance. The artist used photography ... held in the collections of The Museum of Modern ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic ... White audiences eventually embraced these brilliant artists despite the highly segregated state of American society.

In 1923, when the Cotton Club opened, Harlem was in the midst of its Renaissance, but the Cotton Club was no beacon of progress. The club was strictly segregated—“It isn’t necessary to mix ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic ... White audiences eventually embraced these brilliant artists despite the highly segregated state of American society.