Jammin at the Savoy

romare bearden "jammin at the Savoy"

This is a picture of an african american jazz band playing at the savoy. it almost reminds me of pop art because of all the colors.i think the colors might represent how the music that is being played brings color and life into Harlem. the HR themes that i see in this painting are Pride, and  Desire to reconstruct the meaning of negro. i said pride because when i think about why the artist might have drawn this, it makes me think that he is culture and the influence that African American art and music has had on the Harlem renaissance. it makes me think that Romare Bearden might have drawn this to show some kind of acknowledgement to his race. i said Desire to reconstruct the word Negro because maybe when he drew it he wanted the viewers to think about the word "Negro" and how when the word was first put out in the world it was used to dehumanize and insult people of color, whereas now it could be seen as a word used with pride and tied with a lot of artistic expression and talent. this picture is ok, i would definitly hang it up in my house because it draws attention and makes me want to stop and look.