This volume considers the work of painter Romare Bearden (1911-1988) in the contexts of American and international modernism as well as African American art history. Fourteen essays cover the relationship of Bearden's work to literature, jazz, and modern dance; the sources of his imagery, including radical politics, religion, and southern black culture; his professional development and influence; and the influence of the avant-garde, including cubism and Pop art, on his paintings and collages.
This is a publication by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), the Gallery's research institute.
This volume considers the work of painter Romare Bearden (1911-1988) in the contexts of American and international modernism as well as African American art history. Fourteen essays cover the relationship of Bearden's work to literature, jazz, and modern dance; the sources of his imagery, including radical politics, religion, and southern black culture; his professional development and influence; and the influence of the avant-garde, including cubism and Pop art, on his paintings and collages.
This is a publication by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), the Gallery's research institute.
This volume considers the work of painter Romare Bearden (1911-1988) in the contexts of American and international modernism as well as African American art history. Fourteen essays cover the relationship of Bearden's work to literature, jazz, and modern dance; the sources of his imagery, including radical politics, religion, and southern black culture; his professional development and influence; and the influence of the avant-garde, including cubism and Pop art, on his paintings and collages.
