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New Exhibit Celebrates Queer Artists of Harlem Renaissance
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- The Gay Harlem Renaissance exhibition opens Oct. 10, 2025, at New York Historical, highlighting queer Harlem Renaissance artists.
- It runs through March 8, 2026, features over 200 works including Langston Hughes and Bessie Smith, and Historian George Chauncey notes LGBTQ visibility in early Harlem.
- The exhibit comes amid cancellations of Black and LGBTQ+ stories due to political backlash.
