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Romare Bearden (/ ˈ r oʊ m ə r iː /, ROH-mə-ree) (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages.
Apr 2, 2014 · Considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century, Romare Bearden’s artwork depicted the African American culture and experience in creative and thought-provoking ways.
A prominent American artist, Romare Bearden created dazzling work celebrating the black American experience, which he integrated into greater (predominantly white) American modernism.
Romare Bearden (, ROH-mə-ree) (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden grew up in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York University in 1935.
Biography. Born in North Carolina; studied in the U.S. and in Paris; lived mostly in New York City. Dynamic artist who created archetypal figures of African Americans and others by combining different kinds of images, using oil paint or collage materials.
Nov 9, 2023 · Drawing on the art and activist legacy of American icon Romare Bearden (1911–1988), the three-day convening offers a unique, action-oriented investigation into the potent relationships among race, culture, economy, and the common good.
Recognized as one of the most creative and original visual artists of the twentieth century, Romare Bearden had a prolific and distinguished career. He experimented with many different mediums and artistic styles, but is best known for his richly textured collages, two of which appeared on the covers of Fortune and Time magazines, in 1968.
Romare Bearden (born September 2, 1911, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.—died March 12, 1988, New York City, New York) was an American painter, whose collages of photographs and painted paper on canvas depict aspects of American black culture in a style derived from Cubism.
Among Bearden's many awards and honors were his election to the American Academy of Design and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1987, one year before he died, Romare Bearden received the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald Reagan. Compare Images List.
Romare Bearden: Man of Many Parts. A new exhibition showcases Bearden’s innovative collages and stakes a claim for him in the pantheon of 20th-century American artists. Paul Trachtman. February...
