A Study of Negro Artists

A Study of Negro Artists is a silent film in black and white on four reels that was created in the 1930s to highlight the development of African-American fine arts.

The film features many influential black artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance.

[4] In creating A Study of Negro Artists, the Harmon Foundation hoped to educate the American public about the rich African-American arts scene developing in New York City.

It also exemplifies the tendency to segregate artistic achievement according to perceived racial differences.

[6] Art critic John Ott has suggested that efforts by the Harmon Foundation of this kind "eclipses African American artistic endeavors with images of black menial employment."