Links to Museums, Art and Multimedia Features
ARTcyclopedia
Romare Bearden, African-American Harlem Renaissance Painter.
Guide to pictures of works by Romare Bearden in art museum sites and image archives.
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National Gallery of Art
Feature accompanying The Art of Romare Bearden exhibition at the
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The complex and colorful art of Romare
Bearden is autobiographical and metaphorical.
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SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Exhibitions: The Art of Romare Bearden, Saturday, February 07, 2004 - Sunday, May 16, 2004. Featuring interactives and Romare Bearden's vibrant work.
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SFMOMA - Multimedia presentation
A multimedia exploration of Romare Bearden's life and work, his roots in the Harlem Renaissance, his relationship to jazz and blues music,
and his fusion of diverse artistic traditions.
www.sfmoma.org/bearden
Romare Bearden: Let's Walk
The Block
An exploration of Bearden's famous collage The Block, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Activities for youth, parents, and teachers include a guided tour, music by the Branford Marsalis Quartet and various art activities.
www.metmuseum.org/explore/the_block/index_flash.html
Destination: Modern Art
Features Romare Bearden's The Dove, in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. A visitor from outer space is sent to Earth on a
mission to explore modern art. Kids can create a collage, search for objects in the artwork and see work by Bearden.
www.moma.org/destination/destination.html
NPR - National Public Radio - All Things Considered
Many artists and
art historians consider Romare Bearden one of America's most important and inventive artists. Explore his fascinating
life in this multimedia presentation.
www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1428038.html
PBS - Public Broadcasting System - Online NewsHour
The Art of Romare Bearden, October 27, 2003. In his
1964 collage
The Street, Romare Bearden
captured the faces of Harlem and the
community around him. With audio clip of 1986 interview of Bearden.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec03/bearden_10-27.html
Jerry Jazz Musician
Excerpts from The Art of Romare Bearden exhibition catalogue, National Gallery of Art. Dedication to Romare Bearden by poet Derek Walcott.
Other resources.
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=bearden.html
Links to Educational Institutions, Curriculum and Resources
Boston University - Alumni Web - Colossal Remnants
America's greatest collagist, Romare Bearden, created his artistic identity the same way he created his signature works -
patiently, piece by piece. Article by John Stromberg.
http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2001/spring/colossal/index.html
NYU Today - New York
University - Romare Bearden: Call and Recall
Alumnus Bearden becomes first African-American artist
featured in solo show at National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/17/02/PageOneStories/Beardon.html
Dartmouth College - Hood Museum of Art
Includes biographical information, virtual tour of Hood Museum's exhibition and Romare Bearden's influence on August Wilson. Links.
www.dartmouth.edu/~awilson/Bearden/
University of Pennsylvania - A Graphic Odyssey:
Romare Bearden as Printmaker
Description of exhibition (September 6 - October 24, 1996) and complementary printmaking workshop.
www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/bearden/bearden.html
Smithsonian Magazine -
Romare Bearden: Man of Many Parts
Exhibition showcases Bearden’s innovative collages and stakes a claim for him in the pantheon of 20th-century American artists. Links and resources. www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues04/feb04/bearden.html
Education
World - Collage-making
Learn to create collages in the style of renowned African-American artist Romare Bearden.
Lesson Plans.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp221-10.shtml
Dublin Arts Council - Art Connections: The Art of Romare Bearden
This teacher resource guide provides information and cross-curricular, multidisciplinary activities for the study of Romare Bearden.
http://www.dublinarts.org/inschool/resource_pdf/bearden.pdf
PBS - Teacher Source - Romare Bearden: Piecing Together a Viewpoint
An interdisciplinary, multi-session lesson plan with student handouts, resources.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/art/bearden_10-23.html
National Gallery of Art - The Art of Romare Bearden:
A Resource for Teachers
Study Romare Bearden's art and life in depth. These National Gallery of Art (NGA) materials are based on their recent retrospective exhibition, The Art of Romare Bearden. The NGA Teacher Packet that accompanied the exhibition allows further study and background for classroom activities.
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/bearden/
A special request to researchers, scholars and students:The Romare Bearden Foundation is always interested in new scholarship on the
life and art of Romare Bearden, as well as links to online resources. If you are
aware of other online links that should be in this area please let us know!