''The Bronzeman'' was a magazine published in

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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

, from 1929 to 1933. It was founded by investor Robert Cole, president of the Chicago Metropolitan Mutual Assurance Company, and edited by Caswell W. Crews. The magazine featured original fiction and poetry, alongside a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment articles targeted at an African American audience. The tagline of the magazine was "A popular magazine for all." ''The Bronzeman'' also featured covers designs by African American artists including

Charles C. Dawson Charles C. Dawson (June 12, 1889 – 1981) was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and graphic designer. Life and education Dawson was born in Georgia in 1889. He studied art at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama from 1905 to 1907, t ...

and fiction from writers including

Chester Himes Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include ''If He Hollers Let Him Go'', published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best ...

and

Anita Scott Coleman Anita Scott Coleman (November 27, 1890 – March 27, 1960) was an American writer born in Mexico and raised in New Mexico. Early life Anita Scott was born in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico in 1890, the daughter of William Henry Scott and Mary Ann Sto ...

References

External links

The Bronzeman vol. 3 no. 7 at the Smithsonian
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