Romare bearden

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Romare Bearden

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If you don’t know who Romare Bearden is, then you really need to research him. He is one of the legendary African American Artist of our time. He was right here in the middle of the Harlem R…

Writers and publishers pay homage to the ability of Romare Bearden’s art to speak to the culture, politics, and history of America.

Ralph Ellison used the word “disturbing” to describe the figures in Bearden's work; their stridency, he noted, was completely out of character for an artist who was not known for representations of race. Why did Bearden so emphatically and comprehensively change the style and subject matter of his art?

Circe, the all-powerful goddess from Homer’s “The Odyssey,” is known for turning men into swine, and for her mastery of potions. The artwork “Circe,” imagined by Romare Bearden, is a black woman surrounded by mystical animals and a skull, wearing West African garb with a calm but defiant look on her face.

Artist: Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York). Date: 1971. Medium: Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, ...