Romare Bearden: Artist, Activist, Visionary
NOVEMBER 16, 2023–MARCH 10, 2024
A new traveling exhibition presents the work of Romare Bearden (1911–1988), recognized as one of the most important visual artists of the 20th century.
Bearden was an African American artist, author, and jazz songwriter who countered racial stereotypes with imagery drawn from history, literature, and the free world of his imagination. Born in North Carolina, he grew up in Pittsburgh and New York City where his home became a meeting place for major figures of the Harlem Renaissance. The exhibition examines how Bearden agitated for change through his artwork and writing. Included are original collages, watercolors, screenprints, posters, and archival materials, drawn largely from the Romare Bearden Foundation’s collection with one work from the Juliet Art Museum.
The exhibition was organized by the Romare Bearden Foundation, New York, NY. Exhibition Tour Management by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. This exhibition is presented with support from The Elliott Family Foundation, Daywood Foundation, Herscher Foundation, Inc., Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, WesBanco, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, National Endowment for the Arts, and Fund for the Arts.
