Louis Mailou Jones’ piece of a family at Christmas dinner was painted to show the strength and warmth generated from a Negro family. This piece has 9 people packed into a tiny room covered with a glow from the fire that is comprised of hues that make the even the viewer feel warm . Every person except for the passed out child is very into the tunes produced by the family and banjo. One instrument is uniting this family as is Harlem uniting the scores of Negros and their wells of intellectualism and creativity. This painting also show that objects possessed solely through affluence as many white families have, are not needed for happiness by the Negro family. A picture of a white family would show the joy of the children due to what gifts they receive being the time is Christmas. It glorifies the negro family’s joy and warmth produced solely from family and unity and a lowly little banjo. In the window is the North Star a guide to salvation during the times of slavery. Showing this star is almost like paying homage to the north and the freedom it contains. The newspaper articles on the wall represent the negro produced newspapers during the renaissance that include stories about black people because of the magnificent things they did or composed not because some white owner lost one.
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