Richard Bruce Nugent (July 2, 1906 – May 27, 1987), aka Richard Bruce and Bruce Nugent, was an American gay writer and painter in the Harlem Renaissance. Nugent was among the few Harlem …

Richard Nugent (born July 2, 1906, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died May 27, 1987, Hoboken, N.J.) was an African American writer, artist, and actor associated with the Harlem Renaissance.

Nugent’s contributions were groundbreaking, particularly his exploration of homosexuality, making him the first African American writer to openly explore this perspective (see “Smoke, Lilies and Jade”).

Artist, writer, actor, and dancer, Nugent attended Washington, D.C.’s Dunbar High School where one of and was a student of writer Angelina Weld Grimké. Along with his two siblings, Nugent and his family …

Despite his modest literary and artistic output and the equally small amount written about his life, Richard Bruce Nugent was a principal player in the New Negro movement.

Bruce Nugent - Richard Bruce Nugent was a poet, playwright, short story writer, and painter during the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Richard Bruce Nugent was part of the Harlem Renaissance. While he did not produce a vast body of work, he is connected to others in this period through his experimentation, candor, freedom, …

Nugent moved to New York City in the 1920s, where he became immersed in the vibrant artistic community of the Harlem Renaissance. His friendships with notable figures like poet Langston …

Sep 21, 2023 · Richard Bruce Nugent, who lived and wrote for much of his life in Greenwich Village, stands out as one of the only openly gay black writers of the era. That’s a distinction he would hold …

In spite of his modest literary and artistic output and the equally small amount written about his life, Richard Bruce Nugent was a principal player in the New Negro movement.