Alain LeRoy Locke

Alain LeRoy Locke was an American philosopher, writer, art historian and university teacher (1885–1954). He was born at Philadelphia and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Alain Locke; Alain L. Locke; Alain Leroy Locke.

Alain LeRoy Locke in brief

Born
1885
Died
1954
Known for
philosopher, writer, art historian and university teacher
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Alain Locke, Alain L. Locke and Alain Leroy Locke. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Baháʼí Faith.

He was the child of Pliny Ishmael Locke and Mary Locke.

Career and activity

Alain LeRoy Locke worked in philosophy. His work is associated with Harlem Renaissance.

He was employed by Howard University. He belonged to Phi Beta Kappa Society and Académie des sciences d'outre-mer.

Catalogued works

24 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

The problem of classification in theory of value. 黒人論集. Plays of Negro life. The new Negro. The New Negro Aesthetic. The New Negro: An Interpretation (American Negro : His History & Literature Series 1). Voices of the Harlem Renaissance. When People Meet, a Study in Race and Culture Contacts. The Negro and His Music-Negro Art. The negro spirituals. The works of Alain Locke. The critical temper of Alain Locke. A decade of Negro self-expression. Le role du Nègre dans la culture des Amériques. Negro art. Negro art, past and present. The Negro in America. The New Negro (Studies in American Negro Life). The philosophy of Alain Locke. Race contacts and interracial relations. World view on race and democracy, a study guide in human group relations. The Negro and his music. When peoples meet. The Negro in art.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2013. Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2007. Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2005. Locke, Alain Leroy (1885-1954), philosopher and literary critic, American National Biography Online, 2000. Locke, Alain LeRoy, The Modern Art Index Project, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

When People Meet, a Study in Race and Culture Contacts (1946) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Alain LeRoy Locke studied at Harvard University, Frederick William University Berlin and Hertford College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is philosophy. The authority associates the name with Harlem Renaissance.

Employment is recorded with Howard University. Membership is recorded of Phi Beta Kappa Society and Académie des sciences d'outre-mer.

Distinctions recorded are Rhodes Scholarship.

Chronology

  1. 1885Alain LeRoy Locke born at Philadelphia.
  2. 1946When People Meet, a Study in Race and Culture Contacts digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1954Alain LeRoy Locke died at New York City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

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    Locke, Alain Leroy (1885-1954), philosopher and literary critic, American National Biography Online, 2000

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    Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2005

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    Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2007

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    Locke, Alain Leroy, African American Studies Center, 2013

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    Locke, Alain LeRoy, The Modern Art Index Project, 2021

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    Open Library author record for Alain LeRoy Locke (Internet Archive), 25 catalogued works.

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    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Alain LeRoy Locke as creator.

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2120917: Alain LeRoy Locke

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  9. 9.

    “Alain LeRoy Locke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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