Against the odds [videorecording] : the artists of the Harlem Renaissance / PBS ; produced by the New Jersey Network ; producer/director: Amber Edwards.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: AGOA 901 | PBS Home VideoPublication details: [Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video, c1994.Description: 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inOther title:
  • Against the odds [Portion of title]
  • Artists of the Harlem Renaissance [Portion of title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DVD N 6538 .N5 A52
Cast: Joe Morton, narrator.Summary: Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. This documentary tells how Black artists triumphed over the prejudice and segregation that kept their work out of mainstream galleries and exhibitions, and recalls the vibrancy of Harlem in the roaring twenties. You'll view over 130 paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures, along with rare archival footage of artists at work.
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Joe Morton, narrator.

Closed-captioned

Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. This documentary tells how Black artists triumphed over the prejudice and segregation that kept their work out of mainstream galleries and exhibitions, and recalls the vibrancy of Harlem in the roaring twenties. You'll view over 130 paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures, along with rare archival footage of artists at work.

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