Jackson Ward in Richmond, VA was one of the most active and well known centers of African American life in this country by 1920.  Other examples of cities such as this one include Alexandria, VA and Church Street in Norfolk, VA. African Americans were able to create vibrant communities with businesses, churches, and entertainment venues despite the challenges they faced in this country.

This art history video discussion looks at Constantin Brancusi's "Bird in Space", bronze, limestone, wood, 1928 (MoMA).

This art history video discussion examines Piet Mondrian's "Composition No. II, with Red and Blue", oil on canvas, 1929 (original date partly obliterated; mistakenly repainted 1925 by Mondrian). Oil on canvas, 15 7/8 x 12 5/8" (40.3 x 32.1 cm) (The Museum of Modern Art).

This art history video discussion looks at Paul Klee's "Twittering Machine (Die Zwitscher-Maschine)", 1922, watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper (MoMA).

This art history video discussion looks at Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's "Composition A.XX", 1924, oil on canvas, 135.5 x 115cm (Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris).

This art history video discussion examines Rene Magritte's "The Treachery of Images" (Ceci n'est pas une pipe), 1929 (LACMA).

This art history video discussion looks at Claude Monet's "Les Nympheas (The Water Lilies)", suite of paintings on permanent exhibition at the Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris. Room 1: "Morning", oil on two canvas panels c. 1918-26; "Clouds", oil on three canvas panels c. 1918-26; "Green Highlights", oil on two canvas panels c. 1918-26; and Sunset, oil on canvas c. 1918-26. Room 2: "Reflection of Trees", oil on two canvas panels 1918-26; "The Morning Light", the willows, oil on three canvas panels c. 1918-26; "The Morning Willows" oil on three canvas panels c. 1918-26; "The Two Willows", oil on four canvas panels c. 1918-26.

This art history video dicussion examines Georgia O'Keeffe's "The Lawrence Tree", oil on canvas, 31 x 40 inches, 1929 (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford). Painted in the summer of 1929 while visiting D.H. Lawrence at his Kiowa Ranch during O'Keeffe's first trip to New Mexico, the tree stands in front of the house.

This art history video discussion looks at Christian Schad's "Self-Portrait", 1927, oil on wood, 29 x 24-3/8 inches, 76 x 62 cm (Tate Modern, London).

This art history video discussion looks at Umbo's (Otto Umbehr) "The Roving Reporter", photomontage (rephotographed), 1926.