(Module3)Romare Bearden Virtual Tour

5/23/2018 (Module3)Romare Bearden Virtual Tour

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The ART of Romare Bearden

A virtual tour8thgrade art


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Our objective

Today we will be taking a virtual field trip to

the National Gallery of art to learn about the

artist Romare Bearden. By the end of the field

trip you will know who Romare Bearden was,

what the Harlem Renaissance is and how

Ramare Bearden was a part of it.


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Activity Card


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Romare Bearden was part of the

Harlem Renaissance

Click on Harlem Renaissance to learn what it is about.
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Beardens home

Bearden was born in North Carolina. Hisfamily

moved him to New York City

as a toddler.

their household soon

became a meeting place

for major figures of the Harlem Renaissance

including writer Langston Hughes, painter Aaron


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Romare Beardens work

His work is rooted in the history of western,

African, and Asian art, as well as in literature

and music.

His story motifs include scenes from the Bible

and from African-American history.

*motifs are a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in aliterary, artistic, or musical work.


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The Collage

The collages were snippets

from newspapers and

magazines commenting

on the lives of people

around him

His collages grow see at

National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/feature/bearden/tech3.shtmhttp://www.nga.gov/feature/bearden/tech3.shtm


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Romare Bearden | Empress


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Romare Bearden, BerkeleyThe City and Its

People,1973


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Romare Bearden, Captivity and Resistance,

1976


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Romare Bearden, Piano Lesson,1983


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Beardenachievements

Bearden was appointed the first art director of

the Harlem Cultural Council, a prominent

African-American advocacy group.

He established the Cinque Gallery to support

younger minority artists.

Bearden was also one of the founding

members of the Black Academy of the Arts


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Romare Bearden Review

Who is Romare Bearden?

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

How was Romare Bearden involved with the

Harlem Renaissance?

Documents

(Module3)Romare Bearden Virtual Tour