Examines the background and careers of six Black artists who have risen to prominence in America

Six Black Masters of American Art: Joshua Johnston / Robert S. Duncanson / Henry Ossawa Tanner / Horace Pippin / Augusta Savage / Jacob Lawrence

Romare Bearden

Harry Henderson

Children's Books

Doubleday & Co./Zenith Books

A History of African-American Artists

Pantheon Books

Known for his rich, complex collage works that depict large-scale themes via African-American subjects, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) drew inspiration from myriad cultural influences--from historical and modern art to music and literature. According to The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman, "His genius, aside from his poetic knack for piecing scraps of photographs and other tiny tidbits together, was to see collage as an inherent social metaphor: that its essence was to turn nothings into something, making disparate elements cohere; that it was about mixing and adding, a positivist enterprise." Based on the 2007 National Bearden Symposium, this volume examines Bearden's relationships to modernism, postmodernism and the avant garde, through his wide-ranging interests and associations with artists, intellectuals and musicians of his era--including Duke Ellington, Ralph Ellison and Stuart Davis, to name a few--as well as his practices.

Romare Bearden in the Modernist Tradition

Arts & Photography

Amy M. Mooney

Robert O'Meally

Kobena Mercer

Pamela Ford

History & Criticism

Romare Bearden Foundation

In collages and watercolors, Romare Bearden imbued his work with a humanism that transcends time and place. Bearden, one of the twentieth century's preeminent artists, painted with passion about the people, issues, and ideas that shaped the world. He depicted the vibrant lives of black Americans, focusing on the people and places of the rural South, city life in the North, and the allure of the Caribbean. The twelve images in this calendar showcase the broad range of his work and reflect the creative ferment of his era, through a career spanning sixty-five years. 
All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on environmentally sourced paper.

Romare Bearden 2021 Wall Calendar

Pomegranate

Published to accompany a travelling exhibition of his work, this volume is devoted to the photomontages of Romare Bearden (1914-1988), and considers their relation both to the rest of his oeuvre and to African-American art and culture. Bearden began creating these works in 1963 by incorporating images from magazines and other sources into montages and then photostatically enlarging them. These "projections", as he called them, marked his turn from pure abstraction to the medium of collage, which grew out of his concern with civil-rights issues. The catalogue reproduces in colour all 25 photomontages, and complements them with essays. It also includes previously unpublished poems by Bearden and an interview with his friend and collaborator, Albert Murray.

Romare Bearden in Black-And-White

Thelma Golden

Gail Gelburd

Biographies & Memoirs

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

The art of Romare Bearden is as complex and colorful as the artist himself. He came of age in Depression-era Harlem, and though deeply committed to social justice and opportunity for all, he never lost his humor and optimism. He explored subject matter that highlighted his interest in the humanities and his deep engagement with African American life and culture. From Martin Luther King Jr.―Mountain Top to Thank You . . . for F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life), Bearden's artwork often reflected his observations of the rural South and urban North. Though best known for his richly textured collages, he experimented with many different mediums and artistic styles during his 55-year career. Bearden is widely considered one of the 20th century's preeminent artists. The 12 images in this calendar showcase the broad range of his work. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on environmentally sourced paper.

Romare Bearden 2023 Wall Calendar

Romare Bearden 2025 Wall Calendar

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