Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Publication Label

African American Art is a rich part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, which is the largest and one of the finest in the United States. The museum began acquiring work by African American artists in the 1960s, some in depth — such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, William H. Johnson, and Alma Thomas. Many of the social, political, and cultural movements that came to define the twentieth century in America and captured the imagination of artists — such as the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights movement — were rooted in African American communities.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.

Artist

Romare Bearden, born Charlotte, NC 1911-died New York City 1988

Date

1974

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in part through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Medium

acrylic and pencil on paper and printed paper on paperboard

Dimensions

36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)

Type

Collage

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Object number

1996.71

Topic

Figure group

Ethnic\African-American

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