Mannerism (from “maniera” in Italian) was a style in
European art that emerged in the later years of Renaissance at the 16th century
in Italy. Mannerism was the reaction to the harmonious ideas of Renaissance and
artist such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo, which is why the
subjects in Mannerism were presented with exaggerated ideal qualities, often
resulting in compositions that are asymmetrical or unnaturally elegant.
If you are referring to during the time of slavery, up north there was no slavery and they were free. If you are referring to during the civil Rights movement, African Americans faced less discrimination up north and no Jim Crow laws.
In Theodore Roethke's poem My Papa's Waltz, how might the rhythm be described?
"regular" and "like a dance"
Craft connects to art because craft is a way of hands on art. Craft is just another type art.