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Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)

This clip is Reel 1, Part 3 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning

NEGRO EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN LIVING; ART IN THE NEGRO SCHOOLS Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

Documentary: On academic and fine arts education in Negro colleges. Reel 1: Shows academic and vocational pursuits at Fisk, Nashville, Tenn.; Atlanta University, Georgia; Hampton and Virginia Union, Virginia; Howard, District of Columbia; Calhoun School and Talladega, Alabama. Illustrates water color and ceramics classes at Howard; sculpture, engraving, sketching and painting at Atlanta, and photography at Tuskegee Institute. Reel 2: Shows classes in architecture at Howard; stage set modeling and design at Atlanta, Talladega and Dillard, New Orleans; drama rehearsals at Talladega and Fisk; interpretive and folk dating at Hampton Institute, Talladega and Dillard; music courses at Howard and Talladega; recapitulation of art scenes from both reels.

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Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups

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Date
1940-01-01
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3:17