ROMARE BEARDEN: the Paul R Jones collection of African American art

Romare Bearden (1911 - 1988) spent his youth in New York, growing up with the Harlem Renaissance unfolding around him. Studying in Paris and New York, he became one of America’s premiere artists of the mid- 20^th century. Combining painting and drawing with scraps of paper and cloth, he produced a uniquely American take on the collage. With jazz as much an influence as Picasso and Braque, Bearden explored themes and stories from his early rural childhood as well as contemporary urban life.

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FIREBIRDS
1975
color lithograph
28"h x 14"w

SCHOOL BELL TIME
c. 1980
color lithograph
26"h x 38"w

PILATE
color lithograph
1979
28"h x 14"w

ISLAND SCENE
1984
watercolor
28"h x 14"w

THREE SISTERS
1979
color lithograph
28"h x 14"w


	*LINKS* The Romare Bearden Foundation A full biography and more complete look at Beardens' works www.beardenfoundation.org/ High Nuseum of Art - Bearden exhibition February 5 - April 24, 2005 www.high.org/ SFMOMA Bearden exhibition Multi-media examination of Bearden collages www.sfmoma.org/bearden/index.html
			National Public Radio Audio profile of the artist www.npr.org Branford Marsalis: Romare Bearden Revealed As Bearden was inspired by jazz, his works have inspired contemporary musicians www.branfordmarsalis.com National Gallery of Art Educational resources www.nga.gov PBS Newshour Special Report Interviews, galleries, and educational resources with lesson plans www.pbs.org/newshour