An American odyssey : the life and work of Romare Bearden /

"One of the most important and underappreciated visual artists of the twentieth century, Romare Bearden started as a cartoonist during his college years and emerged as a painter during the 1930s, at the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance and in time to be part of a significant community of blac...

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Main Author: Campbell, Mary Schmidt, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Terms of the debate. Origins ; Harlem : the promised land ; The evolution of a race man
  • Part II. The Negro artist's dilemma. The making of an American artist ; Fame and exile : 1945-1950 ; A voyage of discovery : 1950-1960
  • Part III. The prevalence of ritual. The prevalence of ritual, part I ; The prevalence of ritual, part II ; The public Romare Bearden.