The LGBTQ+ Tour of the Harlem Renaissance—as gay as it was black

Professor Andrew Lear is a world-renowned expert on sexuality in art and the author of the best-known book on sexuality in Greek vase-painting.  He is the founder of Oscar Wilde Tours, the gay history tour company, and Shady Ladies Tours, the woman's history tour company.

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Come discover the LGBTQ+ side of the Harlem Renaissance, from Langston Hughes to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday to James Baldwin!

<h3><em>Can't make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and watch the event in your own time! See FAQs below for more info.</em></h3><p><em>The Harlem Renaissance, as gay as it was Black</em>, is a rediscovery of the iconoclasts of the Harlem Renaissance—the creatives who made Harlem a veritable playground of cultural production and a Black queer mecca led fascinating lives that were full of intrigue. Influenced by the theoretical ideology of the renaissance's master architect, Alain Locke, writers, visual artists, and performers created works that examined the histories of their people while looking forward to pursuing a new African American artistic culture. Scholarship on the period is only now recognizing their queerness as a factor, and  the cultural impact of these Black Queer creatives is finally coming to realization. </p><p>On this fun and informative hour-long virtual tour, learn about:</p><ul><li>Harlem's leading literary salon of the Renaissance and A'Lelia Walker, Madame CJ Walker's daughter who hosted it</li><li>Fire!! the hot literary magazine of the Harlem Renaissance and the artists and writers' group home that birthed it</li><li>Langston Hughes' life in Harlem</li><li>The clubs where Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday sang</li><li>James Baldwin's father's church and the high school where Baldwin became the heir of the Renaissance</li></ul><p>and much more!</p><h3><em>FYI If you buy a ticket for the live event, the Zoom invite will be in your confirmation email (scroll to the bottom of the email, it's there!). If you do not receive the confirmation email, check your spam folder first, but please message us IMMEDIATELY if you don't find it and we shall send it to you directly, DO NOT WAIT until the event starts!</em></h3>

<h2>Speaker Bio</h2><p>Corey Serrant gradated from Pennsylvania State University with a  B.A. in art history and is enrolled in the art history master's program at CUNY City College, with a focus on African-American art and art theory. His interests include art of the African diaspora, critical race theory, and postcolonialism. After stints at 303 Gallery, Jack Shainman Gallery, and Salon 94, he joined Swann Galleries in 2020 as an administrator in the African-American Fine Art department.  In his spare time, Corey can be found exploring new exhibitions in New York City or traveling.</p>

<h2>FAQs</h2><h3>When will the Zoom invite come?</h3><p>The Zoom invite will be in your confirmation email (scroll to the bottom of the email, it's there!). If you do not receive the confirmation email, check your spam folder first, but please message us IMMEDIATELY if you don't find it and we shall send it to you directly, DO NOT WAIT until the event starts! Subsequent to the confirmation email, the Zoom invite will be sent to your email address at 48hrs, 2hrs, and 10mins before the event. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM AND SOCIAL FOLDERS IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE ZOOM INVITE IN YOUR INBOX.</p><h3>How do tickets for the recording work?</h3><p>The event will be recorded and you can buy a ticket for the recording above. If you buy a ticket for the recording you will be emailed automatically a couple of hours after the live event with a link to the recording and a password to access it. It will be available to view for 1 week after the live event. If you do not receive the link to the recording a couple of hours after the live event please email us—sometimes Eventbrite emails can get lost in spam/social folders. If you bought a ticket for the live event but couldn't make it please email us and we will send you the link to the recording.</p><h3>What time zone is the event scheduled in?</h3><p>The event is scheduled for 2pm EST (i.e. New York time). You can watch it in any time zone but please adjust to the time zone you are in.</p><h3>Refund policy?</h3><p>Refunds are available up to the start time of the event. After the start time, refunds are only available if you have been unable to access the event.</p>

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