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William E. Harmon Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes

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173: 188: 59:...the introduction of the Harmon foundation awards in 1926, which were always dispensed with a flurry of publicity, marked the beginning of a new era for Negro visual art. With its private endowment, popular social mission, and interracial alliances, possessed a much greater public relations capacity than any other prior initiatives....Due in large part to the activities of the Harmon Foundation, African Americans emerged as a distinct presence in the American art world. 109:, "...to acknowledge his pioneering work and continuing example to other African American writers". Their intention was to waive the requirement that the award be granted solely for works completed during the previous year. However, the Harmon Foundation did not accept this proposal, and Chesnutt never learned of this "acknowledgment of high esteem from a distinguished panel of his literary peers both black and white." 584:
Though Work and Guzman scrupulously document the cash awards received, no mention of a cash award is made for Scott. His was a "special award of a gold medal", falling outside of the normal scope for the award: "... because of the finished and excellent character of his paintings and the recognition
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Recipients of the award in every field except race relations were required to be African American – the latter could be awarded to "...any person of American residence, regardless of color, who has made an outstanding contribution toward improving relations between the white and Negro people in
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Gold and Bronze medals were awarded in the various categories. The Gold carried a $ 400 cash prize (adjusted for inflation, the 1926 prize would be worth $ 6,884.21 in the US dollars of 2024; the 1933 prize $ 9,414.91); the Bronze prize was $ 100. The award for race relations had a much larger
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The medal is of unusually beautiful design. On the obverse side is embossed a ship in full sail on the open sea with the inscription "Harmon Foundation" around the margin. On the reverse side are the words "Inspiration, Achievement Religious Service. Second award, 1926, John
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advances made with rust-resistant or non-corrosive metals: James Parsons, Jr., a metallurgist, winner of the Harmon Award in Science 1927.. for many years been in charge of research and production for the
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Awards were given solely on the basis of achievements in the previous year. The first year the awards were granted (1926) the judges of the awards proposed giving Gold award for literature to
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Exhibit of Fine Arts by American Negro Artists: Presented by the Harmon Foundation and the Commission on Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, at the International House, New York City
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Exhibit of Fine Arts by American Negro Artists: Presented by the Harmon Foundation and the Commission on Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, at the International House, New York City
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Brawley declined the award: "... a well-known educator and writer, Brawley declined the second-place award because, he said, he had never done anything but first-class work."
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for research in electrical engineering, for "two theses in regenerative circuits in radio, submitted for the bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering."
163:, the awards program was discontinued in 1933, which would have been the year of the 1932 awards. However, no awards had been granted in the previous year. A 2629: 2624: 36:. It was offered for distinguished achievements in eight different fields: literature, music, fine arts, business and industry (such as banker 663: 256: 2619: 2634: 2576: 2553: 2493: 2467: 2437: 2415: 2393: 137: 55:, and particularly on the visual arts. During its existence the Harmon award was largely considered synonymous with Negro visual art: 2193:"DR. MOTON RECEIVES $ 1,000 HARMON AWARD: Negro Educator Is First of His Race to Achieve This Honor-- Work of 22 Others Recognized". 2590: 2568: 2545: 2485: 2459: 2429: 2407: 2385: 2289:. Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 311, National Collection of Fine Arts, SIA-SIA2016-011412.: Harmon Foundation. 1929. 1847:"Wilbur to present award to Moton: Tuskegee Head Will Get Harmon Medal for Negro Racial Relations Work Tuesday" (April 18, 1930). 585:
already received. Mr. Scott was considered by the judges to be outside the purpose of the awards but deserving of distinction."
2059:"Two to be honored for aid to Negroes: Rosenwald and Dr. Dillard to Get Harmon Awards on Racial Relations" (January 23, 1928), 2315: 2300: 33: 1834:"Judges selected for Negro awards: Leaders in all branches will bestow second annual Harmon Prizes" (July 5, 1927). 2208: 2197:. (Winners, categories and awards for 1929 are compiled from this article.). New York, N.Y. 6 Jan 1930. p. 20. 172: 776:
of Dayton, Ohio. He ... holds many patents in a highly competitive field and has opened new avenues for our men"
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Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by American Negro Artists at the National Gallery of Art,
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Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by American Negro Artists at the National Gallery of Art
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Distinction and Denial: Race, Nation, and the Critical Construction of the African American Artist, 1920–40.
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The Negro Genius: a new appraisal of the achievement of the American Negro in Literature and the Fine Arts
2179:"Two get Harmon Awards: R.C. Patterson, for Walker, Presents Music Prizes to Negroes" (February 13, 1928), 1728: 1510: 1499:
Soloist, St. George Episcopal Church, New York, NY, Lecturer on Negro Music, Arranger of Negro Spirituals
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of Philadelphia, PA, for "outstanding work in building engineering, especially concrete construction."
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of Washington, DC, Secretary & Business Manager of the National Benefit Life Insurance Company.
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New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922–1934
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was the first African American to receive the race relations award (in 1930). He was preceded by
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of Washington, D.C.l for "Bust of Dean Kelly Miller, Howard University," and other sculptures
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Jones, Allen W. (1979). "Thomas M. Campbell: Black Agricultural Leader of the New South".
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Principal of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, GA (first black recipient in this category)
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Dermatologist, Research and Lecture Fellow at the Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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Merged three companies to form The Supreme Life Liberty Insurance Company, Chicago, IL
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for work in composing orchestrations for symphonies for both instruments and voices.
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Although awards were created in eight categories, it is best known for its impact on
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formerly of New York, NY, for "power, skill, and originality in verse and prose" in
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Philanthropist, chairman of the Board of Directors of Sears-Roebuck, Chicago, IL.
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article in 1931 described the race relation category of the awards as "biennial".
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William E. Harmon Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes
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President, Agricultural & Industrial State College, Nashville, Tennessee
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Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, Lawrenceville, VA
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President, the Jeanes Fund and the John F. Slater Fund, Charlottesville, VA
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in 1926 appeared in the January 8, 1927, edition of the Baltimore, Maryland
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Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography.
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Dowling, Lewis K. (June 1939), "Contributions of Negro Scientists",
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in 1927), science and innovation, education (for example, educator
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Negro Year Book: an annual encyclopedia of the Negro 1937–1938.
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for his "introductory essay to his books on Negro Spirituals"
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Guzman, Jessie Parkhurst, & Lewis W. Jones (eds) (1952).
2442:"Dr. Moton receives $ 1,000 Harmon Award" (January 6, 1930). 2316:"American Negro Artists (National Gallery of Art, 1929-1930)" 1863:"Dr. Moton receives $ 1,000 Harmon Award" (January 6, 1930). 1930:"Negro artist wins prize for paintings" (December 8, 1926). 1103:
Secretary of the National Council of the YMCA, New York, NY
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of Chicago, IL, for "The Octoroon Girl" and other paintings
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for his social study on "The Education of Negro Ministers."
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Work, Monroe Nathan, & Jessie Parkhurst Guzman (1937).
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Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA
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Administered during its first five years (1926–33) by Dr.
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Tuskegee Institute, Ala.: Negro Year Book Publishing Co.
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Negro Year Book: A Review of Events Affecting Negro Life
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Harmon prizes go to sixteen Negroes" (January 9, 1928).
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Musical Director, Attucks High School, Indianapolis, IN
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Seeds of Southern Change: The Life Of Will Alexander
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Praisesong of Survival: lectures and essays, 1957–89
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(March 1936), 1955: 1953: 1803:Gates and Higginbotham, p. 3; Driskell, p. 87. 2581:Wintz, Cary D., & Paul Finkelman (2004). 2559:Wintz, Cary D., & Paul Finkelman (2004). 2055: 2053: 1859: 1857: 8: 1890:"Bishop Hurst formally given Harmon Award". 1313:Rope and Faggot: A Biography of Judge Lynch 1764:Exhibition of Productions by Negro Artists 212: 2516:, Saturday, February 21, 1931, p. 1. 1886: 1884: 1882: 809:for vocal and instrumental compositions. 206:of each year was offered in contemporary 136:A description of the Bronze medal won by 129:in 1927, all of whom who were Caucasian. 2585:. Volume 2. Taylor & Francis Group. 2356:. New York, NY: Harmon Foundation. 1933. 2275:. New York, NY: Harmon Foundation. 1928. 1812:"Negro Advancement" (December 9, 1926). 186: 2522:, & Carter, Elmer Anderson (1969). 1959:"12 Negroes honored for achievements". 1775: 100:Exhibition of the Work of Negro Artists 2583:Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance 2561:Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance 2292: 2200: 2091: 2089: 2087: 2085: 2083: 2073: 2071: 2069: 825:for work as a violinist and composer. 1985:Wintz & Finkleman, vol. 1, p. 50. 1781: 1779: 992:Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, GA, for 257:Commission on Interracial Cooperation 67:in literature and the fine arts were 7: 2398:Brawley, Benjamin Griffith (1966). 2376:Barksdale, Richard Kenneth (1992). 2599:, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 104–05. 2536:Leininger-Miller, Theresa (2001). 2524:Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life 2369:Armstrong, Samuel Chapman (1931). 1894:, Saturday, January 8, 1927, p. 1. 1354:President, Atlanta University, GA 14: 2630:Awards honoring African Americans 1825:Gates & Higginbotham, p. 114. 2453:. W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. 2380:. University of Illinois Press. 2320:Smithsonian Institution Archives 2007:. The Library of Virginia. 2009. 968:of New York, NY, for her novel, 2625:Humanitarian and service awards 2104:Wintz & Finkelman, p. 1232. 1876:Wintz & Finkelman, p. 1940. 1785:Gates & Higginbotham, p. 3. 321:on the basis of his first book 2480:Oxford University Press, USA. 2424:University of Michigan Press. 20:, commonly referred to as the 1: 2526:(1969), Vols 5–6, p. 20. 2502:. WM. H. Wise & Co., Inc. 1740:Award Catalogues/Publications 643:For a collection of stories, 121:in 1927, and a dual award to 65:many recipients of the awards 2597:The Journal of Negro History 2540:, Rutgers University Press. 2029:Johnson & Carter, p. 20. 1678:Science, including Invention 1638:Industry, including business 1451:Science, including Invention 1376:Industry, including business 1109:Science, including Invention 1021:Industry, including business 758:Science, including Invention 734:Reverend William N. 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Index

William E. Harmon
Harmon Foundation
Anthony Overton
Janie Porter Barrett
African-American art
Harlem Renaissance
many recipients of the awards
Claude McKay
Hale Woodruff
Palmer Hayden
Archibald Motley
Countee Cullen
Langston Hughes
Charles W. Chesnutt
Robert Russa Moton
Will W. Alexander
Julius Rosenwald
James Hardy Dillard
A.M.E.
John Hurst
Afro-American
George E. Haynes
New York Times

Laura Wheeler Waring

Archibald J. Motley
list of the winners
Will W. Alexander
Commission on Interracial Cooperation

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