In its time, Bearden has seen a motley assortment of pioneers, some of them immigrants, some of them rare African American landowners, spread alongside the toll

Romare Bearden (1911–1988), one of the most prolific, original, and acclaimed American artists of the twentieth century, richly depicted scenes and figures ro

By the time of his death in 1988, Romare Bearden was most widely celebrated for his large-scale public murals and collages, which were reproduced in such places

Foreword by Bridget Moore. Text by Robert G. O'Meally.

Proceedings of a symposium organized by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art which was held Oct. 24-25, 2003 in Washington.