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Gwendolyn Bennett (born July 8, 1902, Giddings, Texas, U.S.—died May 30, 1981, Reading, Pa.) was an African-American poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist who was a vital figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Bennett, the daughter of teachers, grew up on a Nevada Indian reservation and in Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an American artist, writer, and journalist who contributed to Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, which chronicled cultural advancements during the Harlem Renaissance. Though often overlooked, she herself made considerable accomplishments in art, poetry, and prose.
- "To a Dark Girl"
- Albert Joseph Jackson (1927–19??; dissolved), Richard Crosscup (1940–1980; his death)
- Writer, poet, artist
Gwendolyn Bennett was born on July 8, 1902, in Giddings, Texas, to Joshua Robin and Mayme (née Abernathy). Bennett spent her early childhood in Washington, D.C. Her parents divorced when she was around four. Joshua kidnapped Bennett in 1910.
Biography. Born to Joshua and Maime Bennett, Gwendolyn Bennett was an African-American poet, writer, teacher, and artist. Growing up, Bennett was raised on an Indian Reservation where both of her parents worked as teachers. The two later divorced and Maime obtained custody of her daughter.
May 14, 2022 · May 14, 2022. Gwendolyn B. Bennett, July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981, was a Harlem artist, writer, and journalist. She contributed to Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, which chronicled cultural advancements during the Harlem Renaissance. Though often overlooked, she herself made considerable accomplishments in art, poetry, and prose.
Nov 8, 2018 · Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an American poet, writer, artist, columnist, and arts administrator associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Giddings, Texas, she spent her early childhood on a Paiute Indian Reservation in Nevada, where her parents were teachers.
oet, short-story writer, columnist, journalist, illustrator, graphic artist, arts educator, teacher and administrator on the New York City Works Progress Administration Federal Arts Project (1935-1941).
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