Jammin' At The Savoy

Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden who was a very talented man made the painting above. In the picture you see a large group of musicians who look really joyful to be playing music. The colors represent the bright and exiting spirit and energy there is going on the stage while the music is being played. This painting is a beautiful way to portray the way African Americans appreciated their art and talents during the Harlmen Renaissance. As you can see every man in this picture looks like their giving it their all on the stage, you can tell that this is what they love to do. When you perform it gives you the opportunity to express how you feel and where you come from. African Americans took advantage of this during the Harlem Renaissance, since people didn't listen to them art was a way they could make people listen and communicate with the white community.

Out of the six HR themes this picture represents pride. They are showing people that they love whom the are and what they do. By what I see they are they are proud to be on that stage making people happy and also showing people a good time. But most important they are showing the crowed what they are made of. Backs then crowds were usually white people and they thought of colored people as minorities so I feel that for African Americans when they performed it was they're time to shine. And also they're time to feel like they were appreciated for who they were. 

I like this picture because I love how you can see how much this people love what they are doing through the painting. I also like how the colors illustrate the life on the stage. As a dancer I know what it feels like to be performing, and I feel that this picture lets people see that feeling and that happiness you get while performing.