Du Bois, W.E.B. “Criteria of Negro Art.” The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader, Penguin Books 1994: 100-105. Print In “Criteria of Negro Art”, Du Bois observes how art from African-American artists are pushed aside due to oppression. Du Bois states; “...the white public today demands from its artists, literary and pictorial, racial pre-judgement which deliberately distorts truth and justice...” (104) Du Bois argues that even if a piece of art or an artist is great, if they are black they are still ostracized and oppressed. Du Bois uses examples of three artists who are denied the same opportunities as white artists. This includes Richard Brown, a black artist who was neglected as an artist and died due to his race (101). Du Bois acknowledges
