“I knew anybody could go to camp in the sunshine.” — Gwendolyn B. Bennett | V2Melody

“I knew anybody could go to camp in the sunshine.”

Finding humour and adventure in setting out despite unpromising circumstances · Essay, I Go to Camp, 1934

Gwendolyn B. Bennett

About Gwendolyn B. Bennett

Gwendolyn B. Bennett

8 July 1902–30 May 1981

Gwendolyn B. Bennett was a radiant force in American literature and art, a woman whose life wove together the threads of creativity, resilience, and quiet revolution during one of the most electrifying cultural awakenings in the nation's history. Born on July 8, 1902, in Giddings, Texas, and passing away on May 30…

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“The Guild within two years has arrived at the point in its development where it sees itself in relation to all artists, black and white.”

Presenting artistic solidarity as something capable of reaching beyond racial boundaries · Essay, The Harlem Artists Guild, 1937

“An ebony flute ought to be very effective for most any sort of singing for that matter.”

Using musical imagery to imagine a voice capable of expressing many shades of experience · Column, The Ebony Flute, August 1926

“To say that I was surprised and ashamed is to put it mildly.”

A candid expression of embarrassment and self-awareness · Letter to Joshua Bennett, May 17, 1925