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About Romare Bearden (1911-1988)

Bearden is considered one of America's most important African American artists of the 20th century. One of the most inventive and original artists of our time, Bearden transformed the medium of collage into a vehicle for his own highly personal, artistic expression.

 

In 1963 Bearden became a founding member of "Spiral", the Harlem-based group formed to discuss the role of African-American artists in politics, the civil rights movement and the art world.

 

In 1971 Bearden gained extensive recognition with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.  He was awarded five honorary Doctorate degrees and was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. On June 18, 1987 Bearden was honored with The National Medal of the Arts Award. In 1990 The Romare Bearden Foundation was established to promote his work and to support African American artists.

Artworks
  • Romare Bearden, All the Things You Are, 1987
    Romare Bearden
    All the Things You Are, 1987
    Watercolor and collage on paper
    40 x 30 in.
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Grande Case, 1983
    Romare Bearden
    Grande Case, 1983
    Collage and watercolor
    5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.
    14.6 x 22.2 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Blues for R.B., 1981
    Romare Bearden
    Blues for R.B., 1981
    Monotype
    43 1/4 x 41 1/2 in.
    109.86 x 105.41 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Jazz II Deluxe, 1980
    Romare Bearden
    Jazz II Deluxe, 1980
    Serigraph
    31 x 41 1/2 in.
    78.7 x 105.4 cm
    135/200
  • Romare Bearden, Bopping at Birdland, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Bopping at Birdland, 1979
    Lithograph
    24 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.
    62.23 x 87.63 cm
    61/175
  • Romare Bearden, Brass Section, HC, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Brass Section, HC, 1979
    Lithograph
    23 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.
    59.69 x 85.09 cm
    82/175
  • Romare Bearden, Firebirds, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Firebirds, 1979
    Lithograph
    21 1/2 x 15 in.
    54.61 x 38.1 cm
    170/300
  • Romare Bearden, Louisiana Serenade, HC, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Louisiana Serenade, HC, 1979
    Lithograph
    24 x 33 1/2 in.
    60.96 x 85.09 cm
    8/10
  • Romare Bearden, Mecklenburg Autumn, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Mecklenburg Autumn, 1979
    Lithograph
    24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
    62.23 x 46.99 cm
    14/30 AP
  • Romare Bearden, Open Door, 1979
    Romare Bearden
    Open Door, 1979
    Collage
    6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
    15.9 x 21.6 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Holiness Church Revival, 1978
    Romare Bearden
    Holiness Church Revival, 1978
    Collage on Board
    12 x 15 3/4 in
    30.5 x 40 cm
  • Romare Bearden, The Family, 1975
    Romare Bearden
    The Family, 1975
    Color aquatint and photoengraving
    19 5/8 x 26 1/4 in
    49.8 x 66.7 cm
    84/125
  • Romare Bearden, Carolina Blue, 1969
    Romare Bearden
    Carolina Blue, 1969
    Lithograph and Collage
    24 x 18 in.
    60.96 x 45.72 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Untitled, 1953
    Romare Bearden
    Untitled, 1953
    Watercolor on paper
    25 x 20 in.
    63.5 x 50.8 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Dreams of Elsewhere, ca. 1975
    Romare Bearden
    Dreams of Elsewhere, ca. 1975
    Oil and collage
    10 x 8 in.
    25.4 x 20.3 cm
  • Romare Bearden, Rising Sun: L'Embouchure
    Romare Bearden
    Rising Sun: L'Embouchure
    Watercolor on paper
    22 x 30 in.
    55.9 x 76.2 cm
  • Romare Bearden, The Open Door
    Romare Bearden
    The Open Door
    Lithograph
    23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
    59.7 x 44.5 cm
    87/175
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