Foreword / Derek Wolcott -- Introduction / Kwame Dawes and Matthew Shenoda -- Fire psalm / Chris Abani -- Homily / Chris Abani -- From Omni--Albert Murray / Elizabeth Alexander -- A siren patch of ...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of "Romare Bearden Revealed," a jazz album inspired by Charlotte-born artist Romare Bearden. The album is the work of one of the most celebrated jazz saxophonists ...
1911 -- Born into a middle-class family in Charlotte on Sept. 2. Baptized Fred Romare Harry Bearden, after family friend Fred Romare. He is first known as Ro-MA-ry, then later as Ro-MAIR. Circa 1914 - ...
Romare Bearden’s art was a mirror for the communities that raised him. While Romare Bearden is widely recognized for his ties to Harlem’s art scene, his roots run deep in the south. Born in the ...
As the founder of Woman’s Art Journal and the author of influential textbooks, she documented the work of many accomplished artists who had been ignored. By Ash Wu Once she was cast out of the United ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Romare Bearden lent material for microfilming to the Archives of American Art in 1968, donating the correspondence. Bearden also gave additional ...