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ROMARE BEARDEN SEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988

ROMARE BEARDEN SEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988. African American Degree in Education @ NYU Professional Baseball in Negro Leagues Offer to play for Philadelphia Athletics if he would “pass as white” Political Cartoons, Costume Designer, Book Illustrator, Wrote Books/Composer.

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ROMARE BEARDEN SEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988

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  1. ROMARE BEARDENSEPTEMBER 2 ,1911- MARCH 12, 1988

  2. African American • Degree in Education @ NYU • Professional Baseball in Negro Leagues • Offer to play for Philadelphia Athletics if he would “pass as white” • Political Cartoons, Costume Designer, Book Illustrator, • Wrote Books/Composer

  3. Army 1942-1945 • Europe in 1950 to study Philosophy • Cubist inspired style of dark lines and thin color washes • Subject: Abstract Representations • 1960s Collage • Assemblage of different forms, (paper, ribbon, photos, newspaper) glued to surface

  4. Pittsburgh Recollections - 1984 60 ft x13 ft Comission $90,000 Worth $15 million – Would cost $100,000 a year to insure

  5. March 11, 1988 Died of complications from bone cancer • Romare Bearden Foundation • Serves as his estate • Grant giving programs to support young artists

  6. Proportion: Principle of Design dealing with size relationships

  7. “You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from.” –Romare Bearden The Block

  8. PROCEDURE Poem “My People” By: Margaret Himel Brainstorm Ideas Who are your people? Sketch Ideas Cut out people, objects, backgrounds, anything for collage! Mixed Media Composition magazine pics, photos, words w/ glue Sharpie & paint Shoe Polish Write about “My People”

  9. EVALUATION Planning: Ideas/Sketches/Materials The collage has a direct connection to you/your interests Composition: Dramatic with a clear focal point Principles- Proportion The figures in the picture are distorted Elements- Color and Texture The work is well crafted

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