Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Midsummer Night in Harlem By Palmer Hayden

I chose this painting, Midsummer Night in Harlem
by Palmer Hayden because of the people's expression
and the color Hayden used, stood out to me. I really
like this painting, because looking at this picture,
you can really tell that the people are happy. The
colors Hayden picked, are mostly bright even though
its night time, and it shows the cheerful atmosphere.

This Harlem Renaissance theme in this art is Identification
with race.  This painting shows that everyone is
having a good time, every single person in this painting
is smiling. On a summer night, everyone in the neighborhood is
out, talking to each other.

3 comments:

  1. I think it's interesting they are so happy, considering that it's a time of such great oppression. What I like is that they aren't doing anything big and exciting, just sitting and talking. Yet they are so content.

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  2. ASSAAKIII,
    i really like how you gave a detail explination on what you saw in this painting because when i read it it made me look twice at everything in the picture and realized new things like how it was night time but everything looked like it was day time. i think you did a great job explaining it.

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