Celebrating Black History Month The "306 Group" was a club that provided support for black artists during the 1940s. It was founded by the artist Charles Alston at 306 W. 141st St. in Harlem and served as a studio and meeting place for some of the century's most prominent black artists, including poet Langston Hughes, sculptor Augusta Savage, painter Jacob Lawrence and artist Romare Bearden. (From http://www.biography.com.) |