In honor of Black History Month, the woman being featured is Gwendolyn Bennett, an influential artist and poet from the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a very influential time period in the 1920s for American culture as it brought many African American artists, musicians, poets, writers, scientists, politicians, and activists. 

Gwendolyn Bennett is a poet as well as an artist. Her first piece of artwork is featured in the first slide. The piece remains untitled but is commonly referred to as “River Landscape.” To bring out the blue hues in her paintings, the portrait of Gwendolyn herself is also in the same shades of blue. 

The second Image shows her work as a poet. The poem featured is “To A Dark Girl,” a piece about being a Black woman. This piece is very fitting for Black History Month as many Black women often struggle in America due to prejudice and injustice, and this poem will help uplift them in this trying time. To tie it in with her painting, the same shades of blue are used to compliment the piece.