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Race Matters: Cultural Politics in the 1960s

This webinar series presents the work of a range of Bearden’s contemporaries which provides greater insight regarding the cultural and racial milieu. These fellow artists, who came from diverse racial backgrounds, likewise felt the call to respond to the tenor of the times and tackle Black subject matter and/or racial themes in their work. The series will expand our understanding of how racial concerns were articulated during this watershed decade.

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Invitation, "Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual" - The Studio Museum in Harlem, July 1972; Romare Bearden Papers [g9wnuk44], The Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.

Verso: Bearden Archival Release and Impressionist Exhibitions

June 2023 | A Major Archival Release to the Romare Bearden Papers The WPI is pleased to announce the release of three new subseries from the Romare Bearden Papers from the Printed Materials series: Exhibitions Catalogues and Announcements, Periodicals and Clippings, and Source Materials. The archives consist of documents and materials collected and maintained by the African American artist,

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Beyond the Block: The Public Art of Romare Bearden

A virtual conversation on Romare Bearden’s public art
June 13, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET

A conversation dedicated to the lesser-studied sphere of Romare Bearden’s art making: his public art. In his later career, he translated his iconic collage making practice into larger-than-life ceramic, mosaic and painted murals displayed in salient communal spaces around New York, Charlotte, Baltimore and more. Oftentimes, these works served as an initial meeting ground, introducing Bearden to the general public.

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