Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance: Selections from the Work of Richard Bruce Nugent
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822329131 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wirth has written an introduction providing biographical information about Nugent’s life and situating his art in relation to the visual and literary currents which influenced him. A resident of the notorious “Niggeratti Manor,” Nugent also appeared on Broadway in Porgy (the 1927 play) and Run, Little Chillun (1933)Thomas H. Richard Bruce Nugent (1906–1987) was a writer, painter, illustrator, and popular bohemian personality who lived at the center of the Harlem Re
“Nugent is one of the best-known unknowns of the Harlem Renaissance—widely quoted by its chroniclers and revered by people interested in black gay history. Wirth’s introduction also provides an extraordinary tour of the gay side of the Renaissance and vivid glimpses of bohemian life in Harlem and the arts circles Nugent moved in.”—George Chauncey, author of Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World. By restoring his place in history and making his work widely available for scrutiny, this book performs an invaluable service
"Five Stars" according to M Hirschfeld. A fascinating look at a man who is too often overlooked in overviews of the Harlem Renaissance.. Move over Langston Hughes! A real diva is here! SNAP! Jeffery Mingo This book is a mixture of biography and collected works of Richard Bruce Nugent, the most openly gay writer of the Harlem Renaissance. His 1920s story, "Smoke, Lillies and Jade" has been called the first African-American fictional account regarding homosexuality. The book also includes many photos of Nugent and his gay peers as well as Nugent's artwork.The book is divided into five sections, emphasizing Nugent's fictional and non-fictional work. However, th. "Discovering a forgotten Hero of the Harlem Renaissance" according to T. Kelley. Richard Bruce Nugent was the son of two black parents,his father was an entertainer and his mother was a member of one of the leading black Washington D.C. families of the day. Nugent was out of the closet at 19 years of age, black and proud and proud to be gay and unconventionally bohemian.Nugent has often been relegated to only a footnote and a provider of anecdotal stories about the Harlem Renaissance and its leading canonized figures by reserchers and b